| A | B |
|---|
| island | land area that is surrounded by water |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| cape | narrow point of land that extends into a body of water |
| peninsula | piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides |
| hill | area of raised land that is lower and more rounded than a mountain |
| mountain | high, steep, rugged land that rises sharply above the surrounding land. |
| plain | broad area of fairly level land that is generally close to sea level |
| plateau | large area of high, flat, or gently rolling land |
| desert | area that has little or no moisture or vegetation |
| coast | land that borders the sea |
| continent | any of seven large land masses on the Earth’s surface |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land joining two large land areas or joining a peninsula to a mainland. |
| strait | narrow channel that connects two larger bodies of water |
| tributary | stream or small river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| river | large stream of water that empties into an ocean, lake, or another river |
| bay | part of a body of water that is partly enclosed by land |
| gulf | arm of an ocean or sea that is partly enclosed by land, usually larger than a bay. |
| lake | body of fresh water surrounded by land |
| sea | large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean |
| ocean | any of the large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface. |
