Geography Flashcards
1
Q
land area drained by a river and its tributaries
A
Basin
2
Q
a small body of water along the coast.
A
Bay
3
Q
a narrow valley with steep sides.
A
Canyon
4
Q
a point of land reaching out into a body of water
A
Cape
5
Q
land next to the ocean.
A
Coastline
6
Q
one of the largest land areas in the world
A
Continent
7
Q
Soil deposited at the mouth of a river
A
Delta
8
Q
the direction in which a stream flows.
A
Downstream
9
Q
a pass through the mountains
A
Gap
10
Q
a large body of water along the coast
A
Gulf
11
Q
land completely surrounded by water
A
Island
12
Q
narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
A
Isthmus
13
Q
a body of water completely surrounded by land
A
Lake
14
Q
an area of low, flat land
A
Lowland
15
Q
the continent
A
Mainland
