Geographic Terms Quiz

the direction in which a river flows

• upstream
• downstream
• river mouth
• river delta

a deep-water port, usually next to a city

• bay
• harbor
• gulf
• river mouth

a large body of water along a coast

• bay
• harbor
• gulf
• strait

narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land

• strait
• valley
• continent
• isthmus

a large area of flat or gently rolling land

• plateau
• coastline
• hill
• plain

soil deposited at the end of a river

• mouth
• source
• delta
• gap

narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• strait
• isthmus
• gulf
• bay

land completely surrounded by water

• strait
• peninsula
• island
• isthmus

area receiving less than 10 inches of rain per year

• desert
• plains
• plateau
• isthmus

a small body of water along a coast

• gulf
• sea
• lake
• bay