Geographic Terms

5. a naturally occurring opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten, gaseous and solid material is ejected
6. a large body of continuously accumulating ice and compacted snow
8. an area of land that is always wet and overgrown with various shrubs and tree
11. a group or chain of islands
13. a narrow strip of land that joins two larger areas of land
16. a triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river or inlet
19. fertile ground in a desert where the level of underground water rises to or near ground level
20. a long low area of land with a river or stream running through it

1. a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or lake
2. a large inlet of an ocean similar to a bay but often longer and more enclosed by land
3. an area of sea enclosed by a wide inward-curving stretch of coastline
4. the place where a stream or river enters a sea or lake
7. a wide passage of water between an island and a larger body of land
9. a narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland into an area of water
10. a stream, river or glacier that joins a larger stream, river or glacier
12. a point of land that juts out into water
14. a part of a body of water near a coast in which ships can anchor safely
15. a narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies of water
17. an artificial waterway constructed for use by shipping
18. a large expanse of fairly flat dry land