Landforms and Bodies of Water
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
a
e
A slowly moving mass of ice
2.
i
a
y
A branch that flows into the main stream
3.
e
s
a
A large mass of land projecting into a body of water
4.
d
r
Dry land with very little rain
5.
i
u
d
The angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
6.
a
Flat tableland with steep edges
7.
l
a
An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
8.
a
An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
10.
t
u
A relatively narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
11.
j
A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
12.
s
a
A land mass that is surrounded by water
13.
n
Extensive tract of level open land
14.
h
l
A deep and relatively narrow body of water that allows the best passage for vessels
15.
o
n
Huge body of salt water (plural)
16.
o
c
Mountain that erupts with lava
17.
n
n
n
One of the large landmasses of the earth
18.
p
l
o
A group of many islands in a large body of water
19.
s
r
A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
20.
f
An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
21.
l
Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
22.
a
n
A land mass that projects well above its surroundings
23.
p
A strip of land projecting into a body of water
24.
v
Long stream of water flowing to the sea