Geography Vocabulary

an area of mostly low, flat land

• Plain

• Plateau

• Region

• A hill

an area of Earth with distinctive (not alike) characteristics that make it different from other areas

• A middle school

• A plain

• Region

• An inlet

a human-made waterway dug across the land

• A creek

• An inlet

• A canal

• Bridge

part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay

• Gulf

• A really big Bay

• A river

• An ocean

a river or stream that flows into a larger river

• A stream

• A creek

• A canal

• A tributary

an area of mostly low, flat land

• A plain

• A plateau

• A harbor

• A basin

an area of high, flat

• A mountain

• A peninsula

• A plateau

• A plain

a piece of land bordered by water on three sides (Ex. Florida)

• An island

• an inlet

• Peninsula

• A harbor

a protected area of water where ships can dock safely

• Glacier

• Harbor

• Lake

• Basin

a low, bowl-shaped area with higher ground around it

• A hole in the ground

• Basin

• Gulf

• A swimming pool