NYS Geography Vocab

flowing water that empties into a larger body of water

• ocean

• tributary

• river

• mouth

a part of the ocean or lake that cuts deeply into the land

• tributary

• mouth

• coast

• bay

land completely surrounded by water

• bay

• island

• plateau

• lake

a landmass that rises well above its surrounding area, generally with steep and rocky sides toward the TOP

• plateau

• hill

• mountain

• mesa

the place where a river empties into an ocean, lake, or larger river

• mouth

• source

• tributary

• river basin

the land next to an ocean

• plateau

• hill

• source

• coast

a line that people agree on that divides one place from another

• border

• latitude

• longitude

• coast

a huge sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

• ice cube

• ice berg

• glacier

• tributary

any of the shapes that make up Earth's surface

• geometry

• geography

• landforms

• mountains

the pattern of weather over many years

• climate

• weather forecast

• season

• winter