Geography Water Terms Quiz

A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

• lake

• strait

• breakwater

• harbor

A large flowing stream, usually flowing into an ocean or lake

• ocean

• bay

• river

• inlet

A wetland of soft, spongy ground

• lagoon

• marsh

• bog

• fjord

an artificial waterway made for travel and irrigation

• canal

• wharf

• harbor

• bay

Shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform

• inlet

• marsh

• pond

• lagoon

A vast body of salt water

• lake

• ocean

• channel

• canal

A broad inlet partially surround by land

• Bay

• Sound

• Lake

• wharf

An area built on or projecting off a shoreline

• strait

• canal

• wharf

• lagoon

Narrow body of water separating a mainland from an island

• sound

• fjord

• harbor

• marsh

A wetland that stays mostly flooded

• harbor

• river

• marsh

• ocean