CONTINENT
LARGE LAND MASS ON EARTH
OCEAN
ONE OF THE LARGE BODIES OF SALT WATER
BAY
BODY OF H20 PARTLY ENCLOSED BY LAND
SEA
LARGE BODY OF H20 ALMOST ENTIRELY ENCLOSED BY LAND
STRAIT
NARROW PASSAGE OF H20 CONNECTING 2 LARGER BODIESOF WATER
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
STRAIT
TRIBUTARY
STREAM FLOWING INTO LARGER STREAM OR RIVER (Think of branches on a tree. Tree trunk = River, Branches = stream
DELTA
TRIANGULAR-SHAPED, SILTDEPOSIT AT MOUTH OFTHE RIVER
LAKE
SIZABLE INLAND BODY OF WATER
LAGOON
BODY OF SHALLOW H20 USUALLY CONNECTED TO A LARGER LAKE OR THE SEA
CATARACT
LARGE WATERFALL or SERIES OF SMALLWATERFALLS IN A ROW
FJORD
LONG, NARROW ARM OF SEARUNNING BETWEEN HIGH, ROCKY CLIFFS
CAPE
POINT OF LAND EXTENDING INTO SEA OR LAKE
SOUND
LONG AND NARROW BODY OF H20 (BIGGER THAN STRAIT)CONNECTING LARGER BODIES OF H20
PENINSULA
PIECE OF LAND ALMOST SURROUNDEDBY WATER
ISTHMUS
PIECE OF LAND CONNECTING 2 LARGER PIECESOF LAND
PLATEAU
LARGE AREA OF ELEVATED FLAT LAND
MESA
HIGH, BROAD, FLAT LAND USUALLY WITH SHARP, ROCKY SLOPES DESCENDING TO THE PLAIN
ATOLL
RING-SHAPED CORAL ISLAND, ALMOST COMPLETELYENCLOSING A LAGOON
ARCHIPELAGO
SEA WITH MANY ISLANDS OR THE ISLANDS THEMSELVES
TUNDRA
TREELESS, OFTEN FROZEN, ARCTIC PLAIN
SAVANNA
LARGE AREA OF TROPICAL GRASSLAND, COVEREDIN PART WITH TREES AND SPINY SHRUBS
ESTUARY
INLET OF SEA WHERE FRESH WATER FROM RIVERSAND SALT WATER FROM SEA MIX
ICEBERG
THICK MASS OF ICE,USUALLY FROM A GLACIER,FLOATING IN THE SEA
OASIS
AN AREA IN THE DESERT MADE FERTILE WITHWATER
GEYSER
NATURAL HOT SPRING FROM WHICH STEAM, WATER, OR MUD SHOOT INTO THE AIR
RIVER
LARGE, NATURAL STREAM OF H20 FLOWING INTOLARGER BODY OF WATER
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
GREAT RIDGE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUMMITSSEPARATING WEST-FLOWING STREAMS FROM EAST-FLOWING STREAMS
LATITUDE
DISTANCE ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE MEASURED NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
LONGITUDE
DISTANCE ON EARTH’S SURFACE MEASUREDEAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN
TROPIC OF CANCER
LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
LINE OF LATITUDE IN THE TROPICS AT ABOUT 23 DEGREES SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
EQUATOR
LINE OF LATITUDE (0 DEGREES) WHICH IS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH POLES
PRIME MERIDIAN
THE LINE OF LONGITUDE (0 DEGREES) FROM WHICHLONGITUDE IS MEASURED. IT PASSES THROUGHGREENWICH, ENGLAND
CHANNEL
A deep strait: It is safe enough for ships to travelbecause it is very deep.
GLACIER
A LARGE MASS OF ICE THAT MOVES SLOWLY DOWNA MOUNTAIN OR A VALLEY