| A | B |
| archipelago | a group of many islands |
| bay | water extending into the land, smaller than a gulf |
| cape | a point of land extending into a body of water |
| delta | triangular deposit of sand,colletcts at the mouth of some rivers |
| gulf | water extending into the land,larger than a bay |
| harbor | ships can anchor safely |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger areas of land |
| oasis | fertile place in the desert |
| strait | narow water connecting 2 large bodies of water |
| tributary | river that flows into another river |
| canal | dug across land so ships can pass |
| channel | deepest part of the river |
| desert | dry, barren, few trees,sandy |
| glacier | mass of ice moving down a mountain |
| island | land surrounded by water |
| mountain | high elevation with a pointed top |
| mountain range | row of connected mountains |
| mouth | part of river that flows into a larger body of water |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on all sides but one |
| plain | low, flat,land |
| river | stream of water flows into a larger body of water |
| swamp | low, wet, land |
| valley | low land between mountains |
| volcano | opening in earths surface which lava is forced out |
| lake | water surrounded by land |
| plateau | highl land with a flat top |
| coastline | land that borders water |
| hill | elevated land with a rounded top |