BASIC

GEOGRAPHY

TERMS

• It’s a group of

islands.

•The Canary

Islands and the

Balearic Islands

are examples of

archipelagos.

ARCHIPELAGO

BAY• It’s a body of water that is partially enclosed by land.

•An example is the bay of Biscay.

BEACH• It’s the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.

CANYON • It’s a deep gorge, often created by a stream or river.•The Grand Canyon is the most popular.

CAPE• It’s a point or head of land projecting into a body of water.  

•Cape Finisterre is in Galicia.

CAVE• It’s a hollow in the earth, especially opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.

CHANNEL• It’s a length of water wider than a strait joining two large areas of water, such as seas.

•The English Channel is in Europe.

CLIFF• It’s a steep rock-face near to the sea.

•The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are enormous!

DELTA • It’s a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.

•The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

DESERT

• It’s a dry area of land that

gets very little rain.

Atacama desert is in Chile.

FOREST • It’s a large area of trees.

GEYSER• It’s a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of hot water and steam into the air.

GLACIER• It’s a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

GRASSLAND• It’s a large area of grass-covered land, especially used for pasturage.

GULF• It’s a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

HILL• It’s a naturally raised area of land. • It’s not as high as a mountain.

ICEBERG

• It’s a large mass of ice floating into the sea.

ISLAND

• It’s a piece of land surrounded by water.

ISTHMUS• It’s a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land.

JUNGLE• It’s an area of land with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical areas.

LAKE

• It’s a large area of water surrounded by land.

MARSH

• It’s an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

MOUNTAIN• It’s an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level.

o It’s higher than a hill.

OCEAN• It’s a large mass of water.

• It’s larger than a sea.

PENINSULA• It’s a piece of land surrounded by water except by one side.

PLAIN

• It’s a large area of flat land with few trees.

PLATEAU• It’s a flat area of high ground.

RIVER• It’s a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.

Rivers usually form meanders in their

middle course.

SEA• It’s a mass of salt water smaller than an ocean.

STRAIT• It’s a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water.

STREAM

• It’s a small, narrow river.

TUNDRA• It’s a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

VOLCANO• It’s a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments,hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted to the earth's crust.

WATERFALL• It’s a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice.

• It’s a group of

islands.

•The Canary

Islands and the

Balearic Islands

are examples of

archipelagos.

• It’s a body of water that is partially enclosed by land.

•An example is the bay of Biscay.

• It’s a deep gorge, often created by a stream or river.•The Grand Canyon is the most popular.

• It’s a point or head of land projecting into a body of water.  

•Cape Finisterre is in Galicia.

• It’s a hollow in the earth, especially opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.

• It’s a length of water wider than a strait joining two large areas of water, such as seas.

•The English Channel is in Europe.

• It’s a dry area of land that

gets very little rain.

Atacama desert is in Chile.

• It’s a steep rock-face near to the sea.

•The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are enormous!

• It’s a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

• It’s a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets.

•The Nile ends in a large delta that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• It’s a large area of trees.

• It’s a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of hot water and steam into the air.

• It’s the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.

• It’s a large area of grass-covered land, especially used for pasturage.

• It’s a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

• It’s a naturally raised area of land. • It’s not as high as a mountain.

• It’s a large mass of ice floating into the sea.

• It’s a piece of land surrounded by water.

• It’s a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land.

• It’s an area of land with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical areas.

• It’s a large area of water surrounded by land.

• It’s an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.

• It’s a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.

Rivers usually form meanders in their

middle course.

• It’s an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level.

o It’s higher than a hill.

• It’s a large mass of water.

• It’s larger than a sea.

• It’s a piece of land surrounded by water except by one side.

• It’s a large area of flat land with few trees.

• It’s a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice.

• It’s a flat area of high ground.

• It’s a mass of salt water smaller than an ocean.

• It’s a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water.

• It’s a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

• It’s a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments,hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted to the earth's crust.

• It’s a small, narrow river.

WATERFALL

VOCANO

TUNDRA

STREAM

TRAIT

SEE

RIVER

PLATEAU

PLAIN

PENINSULA

OCEAN

MOUNTAIN

GRACIER

GEYSER

FOREST

DESERT

DELTA

CLIFF

CHANNEL

CAVE

CAPE

CANYON

BEACH

BAY

MARSH

LAKE

JUNGLE

ISTHMUS

ISLAND

ICEBERG

HILL

GULF

GRASSLAND

ARCHIPELAGO