A | B |
Archipelago | A group of Islands |
Peninsula | Land almost totally surrounded by water (3 sides) |
Plateau | High and Flat land |
Mountain | Land with steep sides that rises to a high elevation. |
Strait | A thin strip of water connecting larger bodies of water. |
Island | A piece of land totally surrounded by water |
Isthmus | A thin strip of land connecting larger bodies of land. |
Upstream | The direction opposite the flow of the water. |
Downstream | The direction with the flow of the water. |
Flood Plain | An Area of land near a river that floods freqently. |
Bay | A large inland body of water (Smaller than a gulf) |
Gulf | A large inland body of water (Larger than a bay) |
Watershed | Waterways that flow into a particular body of water |
Source | Where a stream or river begins. Usually of high elevation |
Lake | A large body of water totally surrounded by land |
Delta | Soil deposits built up at the mouth of a river. |
Tributary | A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river. |