Things in Geography
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. bluff
A. The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
2. ridge
B. A politically organized body of people under a single government
3. stream
C. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
4. marsh
D. The region of the United States lying to the ___ of the Mason-Dixon line
5. shore
E. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
6. water
F. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
7. north
G. The land along the edge of a body of water
8. south
H. A geometric element that has position but no extension
9. country
I. A high steep bank
10. ocean
J. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
11. spring
K. A long narrow natural elevation or striation
12. point
L. The season of growth
13. state
M. Huge body of salt water
14. season
N. Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation