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It’s a group of
  islands.

The Canary
  Islands and the
  Balearic Islands
  are examples of
  archipelagos.
It’s a body of water
  that is partially
  enclosed by land.

An example is the
  bay of Biscay.
 It’s the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large
  river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.
It’s a deep
 gorge, often
 created by a
 stream or
 river.

The Grand
 Canyon is the
 most popular.
It’s a point or
  head of land
  projecting into
  a body of
  water.

Cape Finisterre
  is in Galicia.
It’s a hollow in the
  earth, especially
  opening more or
  less horizontally
  into a hill,
  mountain, etc.
It’s a length of water
  wider than a strait
  joining two large areas
  of water, such as seas.

The English Channel
  is in Europe.
It’s a steep rock-face near to the sea.

The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are enormous!
It’s a triangular tract
  of sediment deposited
  at the mouth of a
  river, typically where
  it diverges into several
  outlets.

The Nile ends in a
  large delta that emptie
  s into the
  Mediterranean Sea.
Atacama desert is in
Chile.




                       It’s a dry area of
                           land that gets
                          very little rain.
It’s a large area
  of trees.
It’s a hot spring in
  which water
  intermittently
  boils, sending a tall
  column of hot water
  and steam into the
  air.
It’s a slowly moving mass of ice formed by
  the accumulation and compaction of snow on
  mountains or near the poles.
It’s a large area of grass-covered
  land, especially used for pasturage.
It’s a deep inlet of the sea
  almost surrounded by
  land, with a narrow mouth.
It’s a
 naturally
 raised area
 of land.

It’s not as
 high as a
 mountain.
It’s a large mass of ice floating into the sea.
It’s a piece of land surrounded by water.
It’s a narrow strip of
  land with sea on
  either side, linking
  two larger areas of
  land.
It’s an area of land with dense forest and
  tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical
  areas.
It’s a large area of water surrounded by land.
It’s an area of low-lying land which is flooded
  in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically
  remains waterlogged at all times.
It’s an elevation of the earth's surface rising
  abruptly and to a large height from the
  surrounding level.

o It’s higher than
  a hill.
It’s a large
  mass of water.

It’s larger than
  a sea.
 It’s a piece of land surrounded by water except by
  one side.
It’s a large area of flat land with few trees.
It’s a flat area of
  high ground.
It’s a large natural
  flow of water
  travelling along a
  channel to the
  sea, a lake, or       Rivers usually form
  another river.         meanders in their
                             middle course.
It’s a mass of salt water
  smaller than an ocean.
It’s a narrow
 passage of
 water
 connecting
 two seas or
 other large
 areas of
 water.
It’s a small, narrow river.
It’s a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of
  Europe, Asia and North America in which
  the subsoil is permanently frozen.
It’s a mountain
 or hill having a
 crater or vent
 through which
 lava, rock
 fragments,
 hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted
 to the earth's crust.
It’s a cascade of
  water falling
  from a height,
  formed when a
  river or stream
  flows over a
  precipice.

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Basic geography terms

  • 1.
  • 2. It’s a group of islands. The Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands are examples of archipelagos.
  • 3. It’s a body of water that is partially enclosed by land. An example is the bay of Biscay.
  • 4.
  • 5.  It’s the part of the shore of an ocean, sea, large river, lake, etc., washed by the tide or waves.
  • 6. It’s a deep gorge, often created by a stream or river. The Grand Canyon is the most popular.
  • 7. It’s a point or head of land projecting into a body of water. Cape Finisterre is in Galicia.
  • 8. It’s a hollow in the earth, especially opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
  • 9. It’s a length of water wider than a strait joining two large areas of water, such as seas. The English Channel is in Europe.
  • 10. It’s a steep rock-face near to the sea. The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland are enormous!
  • 11. It’s a triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river, typically where it diverges into several outlets. The Nile ends in a large delta that emptie s into the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 12. Atacama desert is in Chile. It’s a dry area of land that gets very little rain.
  • 13. It’s a large area of trees.
  • 14. It’s a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of hot water and steam into the air.
  • 15. It’s a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
  • 16. It’s a large area of grass-covered land, especially used for pasturage.
  • 17. It’s a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
  • 18. It’s a naturally raised area of land. It’s not as high as a mountain.
  • 19. It’s a large mass of ice floating into the sea.
  • 20. It’s a piece of land surrounded by water.
  • 21. It’s a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land.
  • 22. It’s an area of land with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical areas.
  • 23. It’s a large area of water surrounded by land.
  • 24. It’s an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
  • 25. It’s an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level. o It’s higher than a hill.
  • 26. It’s a large mass of water. It’s larger than a sea.
  • 27.  It’s a piece of land surrounded by water except by one side.
  • 28. It’s a large area of flat land with few trees.
  • 29. It’s a flat area of high ground.
  • 30. It’s a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or Rivers usually form another river. meanders in their middle course.
  • 31. It’s a mass of salt water smaller than an ocean.
  • 32. It’s a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water.
  • 33. It’s a small, narrow river.
  • 34. It’s a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  • 35. It’s a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted to the earth's crust.
  • 36. It’s a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice.