Waterways and Bodies of Water

Waterways and Bodies of Water

Oceans

The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70% of the

Earth’s surface

Coasts

The land next to oceans – or on the shores of lakes,

or along rivers

Peninsula

A piece of land that has water almost all the

way around it

Island

Land that is completely surrounded by water, but not

large enough to call a continent

Rivers

A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake,

or other body of water

Lakes

A large body of fresh water or salt water

Climate

The kind of weather a place has in each season year after year

Desert

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures,

and sparse vegetation.

Name that Waterway!!!