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Explore Geography: Oceans, Bays, Mountains & More

Discover the world's geographies with oceans, bays, mountains, plains, and more. Learn about landforms, water bodies, and climates. Find and label isthmus, island, archipelago, cape, and desert on your map.

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Explore Geography: Oceans, Bays, Mountains & More

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  1. GEOGRAPHY TERMS

  2. one of five major bodies of salt water that surround the continents Ocean http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/18/2e/18/the-ocean.jpg

  3. Gulf Gulf of Mexico A body of water generally smaller than an ocean Spencer Gulf

  4. Bay of Biscay A body of water partially enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf Anchor Bay, Malta BAY

  5. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water Strait http://www.eosnap.com/public/media/2008/09/gibraltar/gibraltar-full.jpg

  6. Delta (mouth) Nile River • An area of land at the end of a river that forms usually triangular in shape. • It usually has fertile soil called silt.

  7. place where a river widens & flows into a larger body of water DELTA mouth http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~sm00dmd/photodb/river%20mouth%201973.jpg

  8. small river or stream that flows into a large river Tributary http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/gallery_images/0505/0000/0147/Confluence_with_Roman_River_Wivenhoe_2_mid.jpg

  9. large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth Glacier http://www.simonhampel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/20080214-40d_4190.jpg

  10. Landform (s) mountains, hills, plateaus, plains

  11. Mountain Range • A series (group) of peaks higher than hills.

  12. Elevation Height of land above sea level

  13. Valley • Long low area of land between mountains or hills (often has a river flowing through it) Waipi’o Valley Hawaii Death Valley California

  14. a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain Hills http://www.geocities.com/rhorii/PhotoGallery/WST-HillsSW-PICT8171.JPG

  15. area of high, usually flat land but can be rollingColorado Plateau Plateau Zion National Park, Utah

  16. Plain A large area of flat, level land, (low elevation) and often covered with grasses http://www.great-adventures.com/images/tanzania/Unending%20Plain.jpg

  17. land suitable for growing crops Arable Land http://www.winslow.bg/bansko-real-estate/en/prop/uf/project_pics/agric/agri1.jpg

  18. Peninsula A large piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water (at least 3 sides)

  19. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas Isthmus http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.navis.gr/canals/images/co_space.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.navis.gr/canals/co_space.htm&h=639&w=639&sz=53&tbnid=Ng8iSiV-akJaeM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Disthmus&zoom=1&q=isthmus&usg=__C_ElMM4L1UryJ7pdgnhPsQfAurw=&sa=X&ei=DJswTayoI8GclgfKipWjCg&ved=0CEIQ9QEwBw http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/Australia/photo186722.htm

  20. Body of land completely surrounded by water Island

  21. Archipelago a group of islands

  22. coast

  23. area that receives less than 10 inches of rain in a yearSand Dunes, AustraliaUnknown site Desert HP sample pictures

  24. Ocean Gulf Bay Strait Delta Tributary Glacier Coast Mountain range Valley Plateau Plain Peninsula FIND AND LABEL THE FOLLOWING ON YOUR MAP • Isthmus • Island • Archipelago • Cape • Desert

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