Social Studies Study Guide: Bodies of Water
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1. Bay – a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a Gulf.
2. Gulf – a part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land.(It is usually larger than a bay.)
3. Isthmus – a narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses. An isthmus has water on two sides.
4. Lake – a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.
5. Ocean – a large body of salt water that surrounds the continents. They cover more than 2/3 of the earth’s surface.
6. Peninsula – a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
7. River - a large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
8. Sea – a large body of salty water connected to an ocean.
9. Source – the beginning of a river.
10. Strait – a narrow body of water that connects to larger bodies of water.
11. Swamp – a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water.
12. Tributary – a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
13. Waterfall – when a river falls off steeply, there is a water fall.
14. Wetland – an area of land that is often wet. Swamps and marshes are examples.
Social Studies Study Guide: Bodies of Water
.selu.edu/~vmartinez/ETEC644/ss_bodies_%20of_water_ppt.ppt
15. Bay – a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a Gulf.
16. Gulf – a part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land.(It is usually larger than a bay.)
17. Isthmus – a narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses. An isthmus has water on two sides.
18. Lake – a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.
19. Ocean – a large body of salt water that surrounds the continents. They cover more than 2/3 of the earth’s surface.
20. Peninsula – a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
21. River - a large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
22. Sea – a large body of salty water connected to an ocean.
23. Source – the beginning of a river.
24. Strait – a narrow body of water that connects to larger bodies of water.
25. Swamp – a type of freshwater wetland that has spongy, muddy land and a lot of water.
26. Tributary – a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
27. Waterfall – when a river falls off steeply, there is a water fall.
28. Wetland – an area of land that is often wet. Swamps and marshes are examples.