Physical Geography Features

3. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide opening to the sea.
5. A stream or river that flows into and joins a main river.
8. A large region that gets very little precipitation each year.
9. A body of salt water not as large as an ocean and often nearly surrounded by land.
10. A piece of land in the shape of a triangle or fan made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river.
12. Raised, flat-surfaced areas bounded on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes.
13. A wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other
14. An area of land surrounded completely by water.
15. An area of land that is lower in the center than on the edges; usually surrounds a river or a lake.
17. A physical feature that makes travel and trade difficult (blocks the path). Ex: deserts, mountains, canyons, plateaus

1. A deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it.
2. A narrow area of land that connects two larger areas of land.
4. A group or chain of islands.
6. An area of land that juts off the mainland and is surrounded by water on three sides.
7. Man-made baot shortcut. A long, narrow strip of water to connect two larger bodies of water.
11. A part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land.
12. A large area of grassy flat land; can have gently rolling hills.
13. A physical feature that makes travel and trade easy (clear passage). Ex: rivers, plains, straits, any body of water
16. A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.