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Oceans Lakes and Rivers Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free Bodies of Water Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

How is a BAY different from a GULF, or a LAGOON from a LAKE? This free bodies of water word search is a geography vocabulary review. The biggest is the OCEAN, then the SEA, followed by bodies of water inland: the LAKE and POND, and moving water like the RIVER, STREAM and CREEK.

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The rest describe where water meets land. A STRAIT is a narrow channel between two larger bodies of water, a CANAL is built by people, a DELTA forms where a river drops its mud at the mouth, an ESTUARY mixes fresh water with salt, and a FJORD is a deep inlet carved by glaciers. The word list runs medium and suits children from about 8 up. The answer key is on page two. Continue with the continents and oceans word searches, the map skills word searches and the geography word searches.