Geography Terms

Name:__________________

Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column.

 

_____	Bay	1) low land with moist soil and tall grass.
_____	bluff	2) line on a mountain above which it is too cold for trees to grow.
_____	canyon	3) body of water with land on all sides.
_____	coast	4) area of water and fertile land in a desert.
_____	delta	5) deep narrow valley with steep sides.
_____	desert	6) area of water were ships can dock safely near land.
_____	foothill	7) high steep face of rock or earth
_____	glacier	8) area of high flat land with steep sides.
_____	gulf	9) hill area at the base of a mountain.
_____	harbor	10) flat mountain top with steep sides.
_____	island	11)body of water that is part of a Sea or an Ocean and is partly enclosed by land
_____	lake	12) steep drop from a high place to a lower place in a stream or river.
_____	marsh	13) opening in the Earth often raised through which lava can flow.
_____	mesa	14)land that is almost completely surrounded by water.
_____	oasis	15) low land between hills or mountains.
_____	penisula	16) body of salt water smaller than an ocean.
_____	plateau	17) triangle shaped area of land at the mouth of a river.
_____	river	18) land along a sea or ocean.
_____	sea	19) large stream of water that flows across land
_____	timberline	20) land that has water on all sides.
_____	valley	21) similar to a bay but larger.
_____	volcano	22) dry land with few plants.
_____	waterfall	23) large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land.