Question

Match your vocabulary words with their definitions.

a. archipelago
b. peninsula
c. mainland
d. fall line
e. hurricane
f. panhandle
g. rain shadow
1. the principal land mass of a continent or country
2. an area that receives less precipitation because it is on the leeward side of a mountain
3. an area where rivers drop from high elevations to coastal plains
4. a group of islands clustered together
5. land surrounded by water on three sides
6. a long thin strip of land projecting from a larger area
7. a severe, whirling storm over the ocean

Answer 1

1. Mainland
2. Rain shadow
3. Fall line
4. Archipelago
5. Peninsula
6. Panhandle
7. Hurricane

Answer 2

Archipelago - A group of islands clustered together

Peninsula - Land surrounded by water on three sides

Mainland - The principal land mass of a continent or country

Fall Line - Area where rivers drop from high elevations to coastal plains

Hurricane - A severe, whirling storm

Panhandle - Long thin strip of land projecting from a larger area

Rain Shadow - Area that receives less precipitation because it is on the leeward side of a mountain