Vocabulary

Question 1

Bay

Answer 1

A body of water surrounded by land on 3 sides; smaller than a gulf

Question 2

Archipelago

Answer 2

A group of many islands

Question 3

Canal

Answer 3

A waterway dug across land that ships can pass through

Question 4

Canyon

Answer 4

A deep narrow valley sigh high steep sides.

Question 5

Cape

Answer 5

A point of land extended into a body of water.

Question 6

Channel

Answer 6

A narrow deep waterway connecting two bodies of water, the deepest part of a river.

Question 7

Cliff

Answer 7

A steep slope of rocks and soil.

Question 8

Continental shelf

Answer 8

A plateau beneath the ocean from which the continents rise.

Question 9

Dam

Answer 9

A wall built across a stream or river that holds back water.

Question 10

Delta

Answer 10

A triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the end of some rivers.

Question 11

Divide

Answer 11

A ridge of land between two regions drained by different river systems.

Question 12

Fork

Answer 12

The place where a stream of river joins another river.

Question 13

Glacier

Answer 13

la huge mass of land that moves slowly down a mountain

Question 14

Gulf

Answer 14

A part of an ocean extending into the land; usually larger than a bay.

Question 15

Harbor

Answer 15

A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely.

Question 16

Highland

Answer 16

An area of mountain, hills or plateaus

Question 17

Hill

Answer 17

A raised part of the Earth’s surface with sloping sides, smaller than a mountain

Question 18

Iceberg

Answer 18

A large mass of ice floating in the ocean

Question 19

Island

Answer 19

An area of land surrounded by water on all sides

Question 20

Isthmus

Answer 20

A narrow strip of land with

Question 21

Lake

Answer 21

A larger body of water surrounded by land

Question 22

Mountain

Answer 22

A raised part of the Earth’s surface with a pointed or rounded top; bigger than a hill

Question 23

Mountain Range

Answer 23

A row of connected mountains

Question 24

Mouth (of a river)

Answer 24

The part of a river where the waters flow into another body of water

Question 25

Ocean

Answer 25

The great body of water that covers over three-fourths of the Earth’s surface

Question 26

Peak

Answer 26

The pointed top of a mountain or hill

Question 27

Peninsula

Answer 27

Land surrounded by water on all sides except one

Question 28

Plain

Answer 28

A broad and flat or gently rolling area , usually low in elevation

Question 29

Plateau

Answer 29

A large and flat or gently rolling area high above sea level that may have deep canyons

Question 30

Reservoir

Answer 30

A place where water is collected or stored

Question 31

River

Answer 31

A large stream that flows into a lake, ocean or other body of water

Question 32

Sound

Answer 32

• A narrow body of water separating a large island from the mainland
  or
• an inlet of the ocean

Question 33

Source (of a river)

Answer 33

The place where a river or stream begins

Question 34

Strait

Answer 34

A narrow waterway connecting 2 large bodies of water

Question 35

Swamp

Answer 35

Low, wetland on which grass and trees grow

Question 36

Tributary

Answer 36

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

Question 37

Valley

Answer 37

Lowland between hills or mountains

Question 38

Volcano

Answer 38

An opening in the Earth’s crust through which steam, ashes and lava are forced out.