| A | B |
| altitude | elevation |
| atoll | small ring island |
| bayou | slow, sluggish stream |
| brink | edge of a cliff |
| cape | narrow piece of land projecting into the sea |
| cove | small, sheltered inlet of water |
| dale | small valley |
| dune | hill or ridge of sand |
| estuary | narrow arm of the sea at the mouth of ariver. |
| grove | small group of trees |
| inlet | small opening between a larger and smaller body of water |
| isthmus | narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land |
| levee | embankment beside a stream to prevent overflow |
| mesa | flat topped, rocky hill |
| oasis | fertile spot in the desert |
| piedmont | rolling land along the foot of amountain range |
| reservoir | natural or artificial lake |
| shoal | sand bar |
| tributary | stream that flows into another stream |
| watershed | area drained by a river |