Surf and Turf Geography Terms

A group of islands scattered in an expanse of water

• Archipelago
• Isthmus
• Peninsula
• Atoll

A body of water partly enclosed by land, but having a wide outlet to the sea.

• Lake
• River
• Bay
• Ocean

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it

• Canyon
• Mountain
• Desert
• Ocean

a curved or pointed part of a coastline where the land juts far out into the water

• Cape

• Island
• Mountain
• Desert

the border between land and an ocean, a sea, or a lake

• Coastline
• Equator
• Longitude
• Latitude

a barrier built to hold back flowing water

• Dam
• Bridge
• Road
• Wall

A fan-shaped accumulation of soil and sand that collects at the mouths of some rivers

• Delta
• Estuary
• Tributary
• Gulf

dry, barren land

• Desert
• Ocean
• Forest
• River

a part of the ocean that juts into the land; usually larger than a bay

• Gulf
• Island
• River
• Lake

a raised area of land that is lower than a mountain and usually has a rounded top

• Valley
• Plateau
• Hill
• Desert