Geography terms part B

A chain of islands

• peninsula

• gulf

• archipelago

• tributary

A small river that feeds a larger one

• tributary

• peninsula

• cartography

• isthmus

A graphic on a map that shows direction

• title

• scale bar

• tributary

• compass rose

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• gulf

• peninsula

• physical features

• compass rose

Characteristics of earth such as mountains, lakes, deserts, oceans

• gulf

• isthmus

• physical features

• cartography

the art and science of map making

• cartography

• physical features

• isthmus

• peninsula

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.

• physical features

• peninsula

• isthmus

• cartography

a deep inlet of the sea surrounded by land on three sides

• gulf

• peninsula

• tributary

• compass rose