Geo Terms

1. point of land projecting into a body of water
2. a narrow waterway or channel connecting two larger bodies of water
4. shallow pool of water in the center of an atoll
6. area of barren land with roughly eroded edges and peaks
9. a dense growth of trees and other plants covering a large area
13. In a desert or on a beach, wind blown sands that have formed hills
15. a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
18. vast treeless plain with permafrost and small low plants
19. ring shaped island formed by coral buildup on the rim of a water volcano
20. an inland grassland area
22. long, wide body of water connecting larger bodies of water, larger than a channel
24. flat topped, elevated landforms

1. deeper part of a river or harbor
3. an area of low lying wetland
5. an artificial waterway used for irrigation or travel
7. a group of closely scattered islands
8. natural hot spring that emits a column of water and stream into the air
10. an area of a sea or ocean, partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay
11. triangular section of land built up at a rivers mouth
12. flat landmass higher than the land surrounding with at least one steep side
14. long, steep sided, glacial valley now filled by seawater
16. narrow piece of land that connects two large land masses and separates two bodies of water
17. body of salt water almost entirely surrounded by land
21. hill that rises abruptly from surrounding area with sloping sides and flat top
23. body of water partially enclosed by land with a wide outlet to the ocean