Geography Unit 1 Study Guidearchipelago - a large group of islands, like the Bahamasoatoll - a ring of coral that encloses a pool of seawaterbadlands - wasteland that has been carved into unusual shapes by wind andwater, like the Toadstool Geologic Park in Nebraskaobay - a body of water that extends into the land like the ___ of Bengal byIndiabeach - a rocky or sandy edge of land along a body of waterbutte - an isolated hill with sloping sides and a small, flat top, like the Courthouse_____ in Arizonaocanyon - a deep valley with steep sides, like the Grand _____cape - a point of land that juts out into the water, like _____ CodoCave - a hollow area in the earth with an opening to the outside, like theJewel _____ in South Dakotachannel - a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, like theEnglish ______cliff - a high, steep face of rock or earthocontinent - one of the seven great land masses on earthdelta - a fan-shaped deposit of sand and mud at the mouth of ariverdesert - a region of little rainfall where few plants and animals live, like theSahara _____dune - a hill of sand formed by blowing windofjord - a long, narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or slopesoforest - a large area of land covered with trees and other plantsgeyser - a spring that spouts hot water and steam from time to time, like OldFaithful in Yellowstone National Park
