Geographic Dictionary

3. part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
6. one of many lines on the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure degrees of longitude
7. narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
8. body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water
11. area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation
13. one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
14. elevated land area such as a hill, mountain or plateau
15. flat, low lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river deposited at its mouth

1. narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water
2. area of low land between hills or mountains
4. land lying next to a sea or ocean.
5. small river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream; a branch of the river
9. height of land above sea level
10. deep and narrow valley with steep walls
12. distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees