Term 3 Vocabulary Words

FIve freshwater lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

• Great Lakes

• Big Lakes

• Huge Lakes

• Gigantic Lakes

A large area of ocean partly surrounded by land; larger than a bay

• bay

• gulf

• river

• ocean

A large body of salt water.

• bay

• gulf

• river

• ocean

A large body of fresh water surrounded by land.

• gulf

• river

• lake

• ocean

A large stream that flows into a larger river, lakes or ocean

• gulf

• river

• lake

• ocean

A map that shows natural landforms and water

• mental map

• physical map

• population map

• road map

A natural feature on earth’s surface, like a mountain or hill

• landform

• physical features

• state

• waterways

A natural part of Earth such as a mountain or an ocean

• landform

• physical features

• state

• waterways

A piece of land that has steep sides and around or pointed peak; higher than a hill

• landform

• mountain

• plain

• waterways

a large flat area of land

• landform

• mountain

• plain

• waterways