Geographical Terms and Physical Features

A piece of land surrounded by water is called a _______.

• Island

• Desert

• Mountain

• Valley

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America) is called a _______.

• Continent

• Country

• Ocean

• Island

One of the five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents is called an _______.

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Pond

Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill is called a _______.

• Mountain

• Valley

• Plateau

• Plain

An area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses, is called a _______.

• Plain

• Mountain

• Valley

• Plateau

A large natural stream of water that runs through the land is called a _______.

• River

• Mountain

• Desert

• Valley

A sizeable inland body of water is called a _______.

• Lake

• Mountain

• Desert

• Forest

A tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall, is called a _______.

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Desert

• Tundra

An area of flat land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high, is called a _______.

• Plateau

• Valley

• Plain

• Basin

A body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water, is called a _______.

• Peninsula

• Island

• Isthmus

• Bay