Draw a picture of a water source. Don t forget to include yourself in the picture!

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1 Name Date Draw a picture of a water source. Don t forget to include yourself in the picture! My water source is Students describe the characteristics of a water source: stream, river, lake, pond, ocean, or glacier.

2 Bodies Of Water Find the bodies of water below in the grid to the left: bay creek lagoon lake marsh ocean pond pool puddle river sea straight stream

3 RAIN OCEAN SEA LAKE RIVER

4 SNOW ICE CLOUDS STREAM FOG

5 Vocabulary Worksheet NAME Match the following terms for landforms and water bodies to the definitions given below. archipelago gulf peninsula bay harbor plain cape hill plateau channel island river delta isthmus river mouth fjord mountains sea ocean sound strait Write the vocabulary word that matches the definition. Draw an illustration. Word archipelago Illustration Definition A group of islands Examples: Indonesia Definition and Examples A large, level, or nearly level area of raised land Any small body of water set off from the main body of an ocean Area of land totally surrounded by water

6 Area of water lying within a curved coastline, usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea Deep narrow inlet of the sea with high steep banks Highest elevation of land on the Earth s surface Large body of salt water but smaller than an ocean Large stream of water which drains an area of land Largest body of salt water on the Earth s surface Long, narrow body of water, larger than a strait, that connects two larger bodies of water

7 Narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land or joining a peninsula with a mainland Narrow piece of land projecting into the sea Narrow strip of water Nearly level land of considerable size Passageway of water that connects two large bodies of water Piece of land nearly surrounded by water but still attached to a mainland Point where are river ends its course

8 Sand or soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river, usually triangular shaped Sheltered body of water where ships anchor Small area of land that is higher than the land around it

9 Instruction Sheet Group A Identify the group member who will be doing the following: Teacher Records all information, is in charge of labels and supply bag, checks on builders work, teaches vocabulary terms and definitions to partner group. Builder Builder Both builders plan and create a sandbox landscape using the list of vocabulary words below. Builders can use the labels to temporarily identify their landforms and bodies of water. When they are finished creating the sandscape, they will remove all labels and give them to their group s teacher. Builders exchange places with the partner group builders. Builders will learn the partner group s vocabulary terms and label their partner group s landforms and water bodies. Builders clean up any spilled sand and smooth over their sand for the next class. Your vocabulary words (landforms and water bodies) are: cape river archipelago sound fjord plateau hill harbor island ocean

10 Instruction Sheet Group B Identify the group member who will be doing the following: Teacher Records all information, is in charge of labels and supply bag, checks on builders work, teaches vocabulary terms and definitions to partner group. Builder Builder Both builders plan and create a sandbox landscape using the list of vocabulary words below. Builders can use the labels to temporarily identify their landforms and bodies of water. When they are finished creating the sandscape, they will remove all labels and give them to their group s teacher. Builders exchange places with the partner group builders. Builders will learn the partner group s vocabulary terms and label their partner group s landforms and water bodies. Builders clean up any spilled sand and smooth over their sand for the next class. Your vocabulary words (landforms and water bodies) are: bay channel delta gulf isthmus mountains peninsula plain river mouth sea strait

11 Answer Key Vocabulary Worksheet Write the vocabulary word that matches the definition. Draw an illustration. Archipelago Illustration A group of islands Examples: 3 Definition and Examples plateau bay island gulf fjord mountains sea river ocean sound isthmus cape channel plains strait A large, level, or nearly level area of raised land Any small body of water set off from the main body of an ocean Area of land totally surrounded by water Area of water lying within a curved coastline, usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea Deep narrow inlet of the sea with high steep banks Highest elevation of land on the Earth s surface Large body of salt water but smaller than an ocean Large stream of water which drains an area of land Largest body of salt water on the Earth s surface Long, narrow body of water, larger than a strait, that connects two larger bodies of water Narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land or joining a peninsula with a mainland Narrow piece of land projecting into the sea Narrow strip of water Nearly level land of considerable size Passageway of water that connects two large bodies of water

12 peninsula river mouth delta harbor hill Piece of land nearly surrounded by water but still attached to a mainland Point where are river ends its course Sand or soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river, usually triangular shaped Sheltered body of water where ships anchor Small area of land that is higher than the land around it

13 Vocabulary Test Name Identify the landform or water body described below Point where a river ends its course Sheltered body of water where ships anchor A large, level, or nearly level area of raised land A group of islands Any small body of water set off from the main body of an ocean Deep narrow inlet of the sea with high steep banks Large stream of water which drains an area of land Narrow piece of land joining two larger bodies of land or joining a peninsula to a mainland Small area of land that is higher than the land around it Sand or soil that is deposited at the mouth of a river, usually triangular shaped Highest elevation of land on Earth s surface Piece of land nearly surrounded by water but still attached to a mainland Narrow piece of land projecting into the sea Long, narrow body of water, larger than a strait, that connects two larger bodies of water Large body of salt water but smaller than an ocean Nearly level land of considerable size Passageway of water that connects two large bodies of water Narrow strip of water Area of water lying within a curved coastland usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea Area of land totally surrounded by water Largest body of salt water on the Earth s surface

14 Answer Key Vocabulary Test river mouth harbor plateau 4. archipelago 5. bay 6. fjord 7. river 8. isthmus 9. hill 10. delta 1 mountains 1 peninsula 1 cape 14. sound 15. sea 16. plain 17. strait 18. channel 19. gulf 20. island 2 ocean More resources >>>>>

15 Group A Labels cape river archipelago sound fjord plateau hill harbor island ocean Group B Labels bay channel delta mountains isthmus gulf peninsula plain river mouth sea strait

16 Label the following: Equator Prime Meridian International Dateline Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn

17 Major Bodies of Water Using the World Map or Globe, locate and then label on the map provided and give the Latitude and Longitude for each of the following: The major Oceans Latitude Longitude 1 Arctic Ocean 2 Atlantic Ocean 3 Pacific Ocean 4 Indian Ocean And the major Seas 5 North 6 Baltic 7 Mediterranean 8 Black 9 Caspian 10 Weddell 11 Arabian 12 Red 13 Caribbean 14 Coral 15 South China 16 Bering 17 Yellow 18 Japan 19 Kara 20 Laptev 21 Norwegian 22 Chukchi 23 Ross 24 Tasman 25 Beaufort 26 Barents 27 Philippine 28 Labrador 29 East Siberian Sea Label Gulfs and Bays 30 Mexico 31 Alaska 32 California 33 Hudson 34 Bengal 35 Persian 36 Guinea

18 Name Date Bodies of Water 1: Make an X on the picture that is not a body of water. pond rock lake glacier 2: Circle the box that tells how lakes and ponds are alike. A. Both dry up in the summer B. Both get their water from the oceans C. Lots of boats can float on both D. Both are surrounded by land 3: Write the correct word in each box. Write Flowing or Still. glacier pond lake river 4: A man spilled some oil in the creek behind his house. He didn t clean it up. Is this a bad thing for the river? Yes No Explain your answer.

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