Geographical Terms

Question 1

A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

Answer 1

Strait
ex. Bering Strait

Question 2

An area of land near the ocean

Answer 2

Coast
ex. Coasts of America

Question 3

An area where a river deposits soil into the ocean

Answer 3

Delta

Question 4

An area of low land between hills or mountains

Answer 4

Valley
ex. Great Rift Valley

Question 5

An ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals

Answer 5

Coral Reef
ex. Great Barrier Reef

Question 6

An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet

Answer 6

Mountain
ex. Mount Fuji, Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 7

A large area of slow moving ice

Answer 7

Glacier

Question 8

A large body of water that is salty

Answer 8

Ocean
ex. Atlantic, Pacific

Question 9

A large part of an ocean that extends into land

Answer 9

Gulf
ex. Persian Gulf

Question 10

A deep narrow valley with steep walls

Answer 10

Canyon
ex. The Grand Canyon

Question 11

An opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gases erupt

Answer 11

Volcano
ex. Mount Vesuvius

Question 12

A hill of sand shaped by wind

Answer 12

Dune

Question 13

An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean

Answer 13

Peninsula
ex. Florida

Question 14

Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf

Answer 14

Bay
ex. Mexico

Question 15

An area of land surrounded entirely by water

Answer 15

Island
ex. Greenland, Philippines

Question 16

An inland body of water

Answer 16

Lake
ex. Lake Michigan

Question 17

A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

Answer 17

Hill
ex. Chocolate Hills in the Philippines

Question 18

A nearly flat area

Answer 18

Plain
ex. Great Plains

Question 19

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

Answer 19

Desert
ex. Sahara, Antarctica

Question 20

An area in the desert with a water source

Answer 20

Oasis

Question 21

A large, flat, elevated area of land

Answer 21

Plateau
Plateau in Tibet

Question 22

A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses

Answer 22

Sinkhole

Question 23

A natural flow of fresh water that runs through the land

Answer 23

River
ex. River

Question 24

An area of densely wooded land

Answer 24

Forest
ex. Amazon

Question 25

An area of land covered by shallow water

Answer 25

Wetland
ex. Chesapeake Bay

Question 26

A narrow piece of land connecting two large land areas

Answer 26

Isthmus
ex. Isthmus of Panama