A | B |
basin | land area drained by a river & it's tributaries |
bay | small body of water along the coast |
canyon | a narrow valley w/ steep sides |
cape | point of land reaching out into a body of water |
coastline | land next to the ocean |
continent | one of the largest land areas in the world |
delta | soil deposited at the mouth of a river |
desert | area receiving < 10" of rain a year |
downstream | direction in which a stream flows |
gap | a pass thru the mountains |
gulf | large body of water along the coast |
harbor | deep-water port, usually next to a city |
island | land completey surrounded by water |
isthmus | narrow strip of land connection 2 larger bodies of land |
lake | baody of water completely surrounded by land |
range | line of mountains |
peak | hightest point on a mountain |
peninsula | land almost completely surrounded by water |
plains | large area of flat land |
plateau | large area of high, mostly flat land |
river mouth | where a river flows into a body of water |
river source | where a river begins |
strait or channel | narrow strip of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
upstream | direction toward where the river begins |
valley | low area between hills or mountains |