Geography Bingo

  • Complete the two matching worksheets before doing this game. That will allow students to either learn or refresh their memory on the terms and definitions they will need to know for this game.
  • Definitions and terms are listed bellow to use for the game.
  • Read the definition and the students must mark off the matching term on their bingo card.
  • Do NOT read the definitions in order because there were cards made in that order. Read the definitions randomly.
  • Make sure to keep track of which definitions you have read off.
  • Use the bingo cards provided bellow to play this game.
  • Make sure to disperse several different copies of bingo cards to ensure a fair game. I have made 36 different bingo cards (class set).

Terms & Definition
*Do NOT read in order to keep the game fair
  1. Archipelago- a group of many islands

  1. Bay- part of an ocean or lake extending into land and usually smaller than a gulf

  1. Cape- a point of land extending into a body of water

  1. Delta- a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers

  1. Gulf- part of an ocean extending into land and usually larger than a bay

  1. Harbor- a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely

  1. Isthmus- a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger areas of land

  1. Oasis- a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation

  1. Strait- a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water

  1. Tributary- a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

  1. Canal- a waterway dug across land through which ships can pass

  1. Channel- a narrow deep waterway connecting two bodies of water OR the deepest part of a river or waterway

  1. Desert- a dry barren region that may be sandy and without trees

  1. Glacier- a huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain

  1. Island- an area of land completely surrounded by water

  1. Lake- a large body of water surrounded by land

  1. Mountain- a land form with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top higher than a hill

  1. Mountain Range- a row of connected mountains

  1. Mouth- the part of a river where its waters flow into another body of water

  1. Peninsula- land surrounded by water on all sides but one

  1. Plain- a broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation

  1. River- a large stream of water that flows into a lake or ocean or other body of water

  1. Swamp- low wet land that supports grass and trees

  1. Valley- low land between hills or mountains

  1. Volcano- an opening in the earth's surface through which steam and ashes and lava are forced out

  1. Absolute Location- the exact place on Earth

  1. Relative Location- what a place is near

  1. Regions- areas whose features make them different from other areas

  1. Human Features- put on Earth by people (example: buildings)

  1. Physical Features- put on Earth by nature (example: mountains)

  1. Grid- a pattern of squares with north-south and east-west

  1. Map Title- the subject of a map

  1. Map Scale- the distance on the map to the distance in the real world

  1. Compass Rose- direction marker with cardinal directions

  1. Map Key- also called a "legend" -- it explains symbols on a map

  1. Inset Map- a small map within a larger map
Bingo Card #1
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor
isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel
desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range
mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley
volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features
grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
Bingo Card #2
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf
harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal
channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain
mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp
valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features
physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
Bingo Card #3
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta
gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary
canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake
mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river
swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions
human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
Bingo Card #4
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape
delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait
tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island
lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain
river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location
regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
Bingo Card #5
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay
cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis
strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier
island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula
plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location
relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
Bingo Card #6
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago
bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus
oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert
glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth
peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano
absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid

Bingo Card #7

grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor
isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel
desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range
mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley
volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features

Bingo Card #8

physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf
harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal
channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain
mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp
valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features

Bingo Card #9

human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta
gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary
canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake
mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river
Swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions

Bingo Card #10

regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape
delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait
tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island
lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain
river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location

Bingo Card #11

relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay
cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis
strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier
island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula
plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location

Bingo Card #12

absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago
bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus
oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert
glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth
peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano

Bingo Card #13

volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features
grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor
isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel
desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range
mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley

Bingo Card #14

valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features
physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf
harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal
channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain
mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp

Bingo Card #15

swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions
human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta
gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary
canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake
mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river

Bingo Card #16

river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location
regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape
delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait
tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island
lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain

Bingo Card #17

plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location
relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay
cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis
strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier
island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula

Bingo Card #18

peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano
absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago
bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus
oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert
glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth

Bingo Card #19

mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley
volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features
grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor
isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel
desert / Glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range

Bingo Card #20

mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp
valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features
physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf
harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal
channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain

Bingo Card #21

mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river
swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions
human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta
gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary
canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake

Bingo Card #22

lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain
river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location
regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape
delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait
tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island

Bingo Card #23

island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula
plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location
relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay
cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis
Strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier

Bingo Card #24

glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth
peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano
absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago
bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus
oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert

Bingo Card #25

desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range
mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley
volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features
grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor
isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel

Bingo Card #26

channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain
mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp
valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features
physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf
harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal

Bingo Card #27

canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake
mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river
swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions
human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta
gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary

Bingo Card #28

tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island
lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain
river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location
regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape
delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait

Bingo Card #29

strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier
island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula
plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location
relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay
cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis

Bingo Card #30

oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert
glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth
peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano
absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago
bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus

Bingo Card #31

isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel
desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range
mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley
volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features
grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map
archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor

Bingo Card #32

harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary / canal
channel / desert / glacier / island / lake / mountain
mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river / swamp
valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions / human features
physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose / map key
inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta / gulf

Bingo Card #33

gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait / tributary
canal / channel / desert / glacier / island / lake
mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain / river
swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location / regions
human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale / compass rose
map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape / delta

Bingo Card #34

delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis / strait
tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier / island
lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula / plain
river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location / relative location
regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title / map scale
compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay / cape

Bingo Card #35

cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus / oasis
strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert / glacier
island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth / peninsula
plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano / absolute location
relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid / map title
map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago / bay

Bingo Card #36

bay / cape / delta / gulf / harbor / isthmus
oasis / strait / tributary / canal / channel / desert
glacier / island / lake / mountain / mountain range / mouth
peninsula / plain / river / swamp / valley / volcano
absolute location / relative location / regions / human features / physical features / grid
map title / map scale / compass rose / map key / inset map / archipelago