Geography Vocabulary
Coast: the end of a continent, island, archipelago...
Ocean: large salt water body.
Mountain range: series of mountains.
Valley: a long, narrow area that is lower than surrounding uplands, hills, or mountains.
Hill: a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
Forest: a large area of land covered with trees.
Lake: a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
River: a natural stream of water flowing in a definite course.
Oasis: an area in a desert region where plants and trees can grow.
Desert: a hot, dry, sandy region with little or no rain.
Archipelago: a large group or chain of islands.
Island: an area of land completely surrounded by water.
Continent: one of the seven main masses of land on the earth.
Flood: a great flowing or overflowing of water.
Earthquake: vibrations in the earth's crust causing the ground to shake.
Volcano: a mountain or hill, usually having a cup like crater at the top, that was formed around such a vent from the ash and lava that were given off from it.
Population: the total number of persons, animals, or other living things living in a country, city, etc....
Industry: the group of manufacturing businesses in a particular field.
Agriculture: the work concerned with cultivating land.
Natural resources: naturally occurring materials such as coal, fertile land, etc, that can be used by man.
