Geography (General) - Y1L15

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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