Atoll - a coral island shaped like a ring with a lake in the middle of it
Archipelago - a group of islands
Canyon - a narrow valley with high, steep sides
Cape - a point of land that extends into an ocean, sea or lake
Delta - a deposit,usually triangular in shape, of sand and soil that forms at the mouth of a river
Equator - the imaginary circle around the Earth halfway
between the North Pole
and the South Pole. The equator has a latitude of 0º.
Fiord (fjord) - a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep, rocky banks
Gulf- part of a large body of water that extends into the land, often larger than a bay
Hemisphere - Half of the Earth's surface. The equator
divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
The prime meridian divides Earth into
the Eastern and the Western Hemisphere.
Island - body of land, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
Isthmus - a narrow piece of land joining two larger pieces of land, or joining a peninsula with the mainland
Latitude - distance north or south of the equator
Longitude - distance east or west of the prime meridian
Mountain Range - series of connected mountains
Peninsula - a jut of land surrounded by water on three sides
Physical map - a map that shows mainly physical features, such as mountains, rivers, elevation, valleys, etc.
Political map - a map that shows mainly political boundaries of countries, states, provinces, counties, etc.
Plain- a broad, flat stretch of land
Plateau - a large, level, or nearly level, area of elevated land
Prime Meridian - the meridian from which which longitude
east and west is measured.
The prime meridian has a longitude of 0º .
River - A large stream of water of natural origin which
drains an area of land and flows
into another river or body of water
Sound - a long and rather narrow body of water, larger than a strait, connecting two large bodies of water or separating a large island from the mainland
Strait - a passageway of water that separates two larger bodies of water
Swamp - an area of low spongy land too wet to farm, but usually covered with vegetation
Tributary - as small river that flows into a larger river
Valley - the land between hills or mountains, usually
containing a stream or river