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• Articles  – Geographical Features
• Practice 1
• Practice 2

The – Geography

Referring to Bodies of Water, Land and Regions

 

 

 

 

The is used before some geographical features:

WATER	LAND FEATURES	LAND	REGIONS
canals	peninsulas	territories	regions
rivers	deserts	zones	poles
*bays	mountain ranges	areas	equator
gulfs	forests	straits	West
seas	plains	isthmus	South
oceans	plateaus	capes	North
channels	valleys	islands	East

 

 

But not with these geographical features

lakes

mounts / peaks

canyons

island (singular)

 

*Proper names such as  San Francisco Bay do not use the.  (e.g. San Francisco Bay is located in northern California.)  Use an article when referring to a specific bay:   The San Francisco bay is being studied by biologists.)
"Geography of the U.S." http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/angie/geographer/activities/features/features.html (This is a practice for identifying geographical features.)

 

 

 

Practice  1

 

 

 

1. Select the article that goes with the geological feature.
2. Then compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	-- 0 The Chicago River runs through the heart of the city.
2.	-- 0 The Rocky Mountains separate the West from the rest of the U.S.
3.	-- 0 The Mojave Desert is an arid region of southeastern California and portions of Nevada, Arizona and Utah, occupies more than 25,000 square miles.
4.	-- 0 The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world, it is also the world's largest single physical feature.
5.	-- 0 The Corinth Channel was cut from rock to allow ships to pass through the isthmus of the Peloponnese.
6.	-- 0 The Mediterranean Sea attracts tourists during the summer.
7.	I live on -- 0 The West Coast
8.	I live in  -- 0 The San Francisco Bay Area. Note: He swims in San Francisco Bay. (proper name) He swims in the San Francisco bay. (the is used with bay)
9.	I live on -- 0 The Peninsula.
10.	We visitied -- 0 The Galapagos Islands.

 

 

Practice 2

Exceptions

 

 

1. Select the article that goes with the geological feature.
2. Then compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
11.	-- 0 The Mount St. Helens erupted with the force of a nuclear explosion on May 18, 1980. Also: Mount Whitney, Mount Everest, Mount Olympus
12.	-- 0 The Lake Tahoe is located on the border between California and Nevada. Also: Lake Geneva, Lake Titicaca
13.	-- 0 The Alcatraz Island is in San Francisco Bay.
14.	-- 0 The Bryce Canyon is in Utah. Also: Grand Canyon, Crow Canyon
15.	-- 0 The San Francisco Bay is excellent for boating. But not:  "The Bay of Pigs" (La Batalla de Girón, or Playa Girón in Cuba)

 

 

 

 

 

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