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WorksheetsGeographic Terminology
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Either a group of islands or a body of water that has many islands in it
Archipelago
Delta
Island
Isthmus
Triangular-shaped land found at the mouth of some large rivers
Archipelago
Delta
Island
Bay
A body of land surrounded by water
Isthmus
Peninsula
Cape
Island
Ocean streams that are propelled by prevailing winds and earth rotation
Reef
Lagoon
Ocean Currents
Glacier
A circular coral or sand island that encloses a lagoon
Atoll
Cape
Lagoon
Reef
A point of land extending into the sea. It is usually smaller than a peninsula.
Peninsula
Cape
Lagoon
Isthmus
A small body of water separated from the larger sea by a barrier of sand or coral reefs
Atoll
Glaicer
Fjord
Lagoon
A mass of land almost entirely surrounded by water. It is usually connected to the mainland by a narrow neck
Peninsula
Reef
Continental Divide
Fjord
A narrow, low ridge of rock, or more commonly of coral, that is connected to a coast or lies off a coast
Fjord
Gulf
Strait
Reef
A narrow strip of land, with water on both sides, that connects two larger land masses
Isthmus
Delta
Continental Divide
Mesa
A body of water that penetrates a coastline. It is generally wider in the middle.
Estuary
Strait
Headwaters
Bay
An ocean inlet that merges with the mouth of a river
Estuary
Gulf
Strait
Headwaters
Upper river springs, streams, and tributaries
Gulf
Fjord
Plateau
Headwaters
A part of an ocean or sea that is partially enclosed by a curving coastline
Gulf
Strait
Headwaters
Canyon
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
Estuary
Ocean currents
Strait
Archipelago
A deep, narrow depression in the earth's surface, often having a river running through it
Mesa
Canyon
Fjord
Plateau
A narrow, winding ocean inlet the penetrates a coastal mountain range.
Glacier
Mesa
Fjord
Cape
A tall, flat-topped mountain with steep vertical sides
Mesa
Fjord
Isthmus
Glacier
A broad expanse of generally high and flat land
Canyon
Plateau
Continental Divide
Atoll
A river of ice, moving slowly down a mountain slope or outward from its central mass
Gulf
Fjord
Estuary
Glacier
