Geography Vocab

Geography VocabAtlas p. 8-9

1) Bay

A small body of water extending into land

**Smaller than a gulf

2) Cape

A point of land extending into water

**Smaller than a peninsula

3) Capital

The location of the seat of government

4) City

A community with many people

5) Compass Rose

Instrument or map drawing that is used to show direction

6) Delta

A low, fan-shaped area of soil at a river’s mouth

7) Desert

Land area with little or no precipitation and few plants

8) Gulf

A part of an ocean or sea that extends into land

9) Island

An area of land completely surrounded by water

10) Isthmus

A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water that connects two larger areas of land

11) Key/ Legend

A part of a map that explains what the symbols mean

12) Lake

A body of water completely surrounded by land

13) Mountain

The highest form of land on the Earth’s surface

14) Ocean

One of the four large bodies of salt water on the Earth’s surface

15) Peninsula

An area of land surrounded by water on three sides

16) Plain

A flat or level area of land

17) Plateau

An area of high, flat land

18) River

A large body of flowing water

19) Strait

A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

20) Tributary

A stream feeding a larger stream or a lake

“The Land of…” Guidelines•18 Landforms and Names 18 ____(1 point for each)•18 Legend symbols for each landform 18 ____ (1 point for each symbol)•Compass Rose (include intermediate directions) 5 ____•Neatness 10 ____•Creativity 9 _____Total

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