1. Waterforms

2. The Earth 30% LAND 70% WATER!

3. Oceans • The most important bodies of water • There are FOUR (4) Oceans • Atlantic • Pacific • Indian • Arctic

4. Atlantic Ocean

5. Pacific Ocean

6. Indian Ocean

7. Arctic Ocean

8. Other Large Bodies of Water • These waterforms are partly surrounded by landforms or extend deep into landforms • Bay • Gulf • Sea

9. Bay • A body of water extending into land, having a wide opening • Smaller than a GULF

10. Gulf • An arm of an ocean or sea extending into the land • Usually larger than a BAY

11. Sea • A large body of salt water • Smaller than an Ocean

12. Strait • A natural, narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

13. Canal • A man-made narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water Suez Canal Egypt

14. Lake • A body of water completely surrounded by land Lake Victoria

15. River • A natural stream of running water that flows into a larger body of water • A River has FOUR (4) parts • Source: where the river starts • Tributary: contributes water to the river • Mouth: where the river ends • Delta: fertile soil at the mouth of a river