Geography (General) - Y1L14

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Continental Waters: waters found on the continent

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River/Stream: a large stream of water flowing through land

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Upstream: the direction from which a river flows

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Downstream: the direction toward which a river flows

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Source: the place where a river begins, usually in highlands

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Tributary: a river or stream that flows into a larger river

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Mouth: the place where a river flows into a larger body of water

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Delta: land deposited at the mouth of a river

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Lake: an inland body of water smaller than a sea

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Fresh Water Lake: a lake which has water entering in and out of it

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Salt Water Lake: a lake which has water entering, but it has no outlet

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Channel: a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water; the deeper part of a waterway

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Canal: a man-made ditch for transportation or irrigation

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Reservoir: a lake where water is stored for future use; sometimes formed by a dam

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Glacier: a large body of slowly moving ice

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Ice Sheet: a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from it center

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Groundwater: the water found beneath the surface of the ground; the source of water in springs and wells

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Lithosphere: the portion of the earth that is land

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Landforms: land distinguished by its shape or form

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Continents: seven large bodies of land on the earth

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Peninsula: a body of land almost surrounded by water

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Isthmus: a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land

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Cape: a point of land sticking out into a body of water

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Island: land entirely surrounded by water; smaller than a continent

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Archipelago: a group of islands

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Fjord: a narrow inlet of the sea with steep banks made by a glacier

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Sea Coast: land next to the sea

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Topography: land distinguished by its elevation

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Mountain: high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill

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Divide: a height of land that separates river basins

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Mountain Range: a group of mountains bordered by lowlands

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Volcano: a mountain formed of rock or ash thrown up from inside the earth

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Plateau: a region that is mostly high and flat

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Hill: a raised part of the earth's surface, with sloping slides; smaller than a mountain

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Plain: broad, level land

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Valley: lowland between hills or mountains

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Basin: a region drained by a river; land largely enclosed by higher land

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Canyon: a deep, narrow valley with steep walls

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Cliff: a high, steep wall of rock

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Rift: a separation of the earth formed by an earthquake