Geography Terms

A large, level, and high piece of land

• Mountain Range

• Island

• Plateau

• Glacier

What is a group of connected mountains of steep, high areas called?

• a Peninsula

• A Mountain Range

• An Island

• A Delta

A _______________ is land that is bordered by an ocean or sea.

• Coast

• Strait

• Tributary

• Mouth

What is a Glacier?

• a stretch of level land

• land surrounded by water

• a body of ice that moves slowly down a mountain side

An area formed by soil washed downstream by a river.

• a plateau

• a delta

• a strait

• a plain

What is a BAY?

• a stream or river that flows into another river

• a part of an ocean, lake or sea partially surrounded by land

• a stretch of level land

A narrow piece of land connecting two larger pieces of land is a what?

• Glacier

• Plateau

• Isthmus

• Delta

What is a STRAIT?

• a block of ice

• a narrow piece of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• a river that only flows straight ahead

A Source is ___________

• where land begins

• where a river starts

• where you get fresh water

• a good place to swim

What is the MOUTH of a river?

• Where it empties into a larger body of water

• Where you can drink the freshest water

• Where fishing is awesome

• Where the river ends