High School Geography

A way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking.

• lane
• road
• footpath

An area of trees, smaller than a forest.

• copse
• woods
• forest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A large area of water that is surrounded by land.

• puddle
• pond
• lake

A small river.

• brook
• stream
• river

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The land along the edge of the sea or ocean, a lake or another large area of water.

• bank
• shore
• beach

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean.

• estuary
• cliff
• peninsula

An area of land that is almost surrounded by water but is joined to a larger piece of land.

• beach
• cliff
• peninsula

A large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land.

• gulf
• cove
• bay

An area of land that is higher than the land around it, but not as high as a mountain.

• hillock
• hill
• reef

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The lowest part of a mountain.

• summit
• ridge
• foot