Water Types 1
What is a natural depression in the earth's surface, usually holding water?
Basin
What is a body of water completely surrounded by land?
Lake
What is a dry area of land having very little rainfall or plant life?
Desert
What is a flat-topped, elevated landform?
Mesa
What is a deep, narrow valley, usually with steep sides and a river flowing through it?
Canyon
What is any inlet of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land?
Bay
What is a large, natural stream, which flows into a larger body of water?
River
What is a body of land completely surrounded by water?
Island
What is a large, steep area of land which usually rises more than 1,000 feet?
Mountain
What is a deep hollowed-out area, often found in the side of a cliff or hill?
What is a sandy, pebbly, or rocky shore of a body of water?
Beach
What is a steep fall or flow of water from a higher elevation?
Waterfall
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water?
Isthmus
What is a raised, flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land?
Plateau
What is a raised area of land; not as high as a mountain?
Hill
What is a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea?
What is a water ecosystems, such as swamps, marshes, and mud flats?
Wetlands
What is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
Peninsula
What is a mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock, or gas erupt?
What is an area of land that is lower than the land around it?
Lowland
What is a large body of year-round ice and snow that moves slowly across the land?
Glacier
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
29%
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest