7th Grade Geography

a group of islands

Example: Indonesia, Hawaii

 a huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of the Earth's surface

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern

a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

alpine glaciers and ice sheets

A place that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year

Sahara, Mojave, Gobi

a large body of water surrounded by land

Lake Ontario

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

Black Creek, Genesee River

a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land

Lyme, NY

a piece of land surrounded by three sides

Korean Peninsula

 a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open wat

 treeless area in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and not much rain

Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and antarctic tundra.

an area of relatively level high ground

Colorado Plateau

 a group or chain of mountains that are close together

Adirondack Mountains

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

a large area of flat land with few trees

The Great Plains

a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth

Gulf of Mexico

a low area of land between hills or mountains

Genesee Valley

 a natural stream of water larger than a creek and emptying into an ocean, a lake, or another river

Genesee River