Question | Answer |
A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline | Bay |
A deep, narrow valley with steep walls | Canyon |
A point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean | cape |
land along a sea or an ocean | coast |
flat, low land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth | delta |
part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline; larger & deeper than a bay | gulf |
A body of land completely surrounded by water | island |
narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas | isthmus |
body of water completely surrounded by land; usually freshwater | lake |
land with steep sides that rise sharply from the surrounding land | mountain |
place where a river empties into a larger body of water | mouth of a river |
body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water | peninsula |
An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses | plain |
An area of flat or rolling land at high elevation, about 300-3,000 ft. high | plateau |
A large natural stream of water that flows through land | river |
A small stream or river that flows into a large river or stream | tributary |
low land between hills or mountains | valley |