| A | B |
|---|
| Archipelago | A Large group of islands |
| Atoll | A ting like coral island that closes around a lagoon |
| Basin | A small partly enclosed body of water |
| Bay | A body of water affording acess to the sea |
| Bayou | A sluggish stream that meanders through marshes |
| Cape | A tip of land projecting into water |
| Cay | A small low island composed mostly of coral and sand |
| Continent | A principle Land mass |
| Coral Reef | A mound consisting mainly of coral |
| Culture | The way of life |
| Delta | A deposit of dirt at themouth of a river |
| Equinox | The start of spring or fall, the earth has no tilt |
| Escarpment | A long cliff that results from erosion |
| Estuary | An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river |
| Gulf | A gigantic bay |
| Harbor | A body of water deep enough to anchor a ship |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land |
| Lagoon | A shallow body of water |
| Loess | A windblown deposit of fine dirt |
| Mesa | A sawed off mountain |
| Monsoon | A periodic wind producing wet and dry systems |
| Oasis | A fertile spot in the desert |
| Outback | Rural, un-populated, part of a country |
| Peninsula | A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected by an isthmus |
| Plain | A level piece of land |
| Plateau | An elevated level piece of land |
| Polder | An area of low lying land taken from the ocean |
| Rain Shadow | The desert side of a mountain |
| Solstice | The shortest and longest day of the year |
| Steppe | A vast grass covered plain located in Europe and Asia |
| Swamp | A low lying area saturated with water |
| Taiga | A subartic Pine tree forest located in Northern Asia |
| Topography | The lay of the land |
| Tributary | A small stream that flows into a bigger stream or river |
| Tundra | A treeless area having a permanetly frozen plain |
| Tsunami | A very large wave caused by and underwater earthquake |
| Typhoon | A hurricane that occurs in the Indian Ocean |
| Wadi | A dry riverbed |
