Physical

Features
Vocabulary
 CONTINENT
One of the 7
large
landmasses
on Earth
Ex. Asia, Africa
 OCEAN
Largest part of earths
water surface
Divided into
4 smaller
oceans

Ex. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

 ISLAND
A landmass smaller than
a continent and
completely
surrounded
by water
Ex. Hawaii
 SEA
One of the larger
bodies of salt
water, but
smaller than an
ocean
Ex. Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea
 HILL
A natural elevation of land
smaller
than a
mountain.

Ex. Scottish Hills

 MOUNTAIN
A natural elevation of
land higher
than a hill.
Ex.
Mt. Everest
 Mountain Range
A chain of mountains

Ex.
Alps
Rockies
 PLATEAU
An elevated flatland

Ex. Tibetan Plateau

 LAKE
Ex. Great Salt
Lake (Utah)

An inland
body of
water of
considerable size.
 STRAIT
Narrow
passage of
water
connecting
two large
bodies of
water Ex. Strait of Gibraltar
 GULF
A portion of an ocean or
sea partly
enclosed
by land.
Ex. Gulf
of Mexico
 RIVER
A fairly
large
natural
stream
of water. Ex. Nile, Mississippi
 PENINSULA
An area of land almost
completely
surrounded
by water.
Ex. Florida
 BAY
Body of water forming
an indentation
of the
shore
line.
Ex.
Chesapeake Bay
 CAPE
A piece of
land sticking
out into a
large body of
water.
Ex. Cape Cod
 DELTA
Forms at the
mouth of a
river
Created by
deposits of Ex. Mississippi
sediment. River Delta
 ISTHMUS
A narrow stem of land that acts
as a bridge to connect two large
bodies
of land.
Ex.
Panama