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Plateau
A large elevated piece
of land with at least
one steep side.
Hill
A small elevation on the
Earths surface
Mountain
A large elevation on the
Earths surface that
rises quickly
Volcano
A mountain created
by volcanic activity
Continent
Any one of the seven
largest landmasses
surrounded by ocean.
Mountains Landforms
Butte
An isolated hill with
steep sides and a
flat top.
Valley
The land between hills
or mountains
sometimes with a river.
Flatlands Landforms
Isthmus
A narrow strip of land
connecting two larger
pieces of land.
Peninsula
Land that juts out into a
body of water and is
surrounded by water
on three sides
Island
Land completely
surrounded by water.
Lake
An inland body of water
completely surrounded
by land
Cape
A point of land that extends
into an ocean or sea.
Flatlands Landforms
Coast
The land along an ocean
or sea.
Plain
A large, flat area of
land, usually with
few or no trees
Oasis
A fertile spot in the
desert usually watered
by an underground
spring
Rivers Landforms
River
A large stream of natural
origin that flows into
another body of water.
Tributary
A stream or river that
flows into a larger
stream or river.
Estuary
A narrow arm of brackish
(fresh and salt water mixed)
water where the ocean tide
meets the river current.
Canal
A narrow strip of
man-made
land water used for
irrigation, navigation,
and drainage.
Delta
Triangle shaped piece of
land formed at the mouth
of a river, formed by
deposits as the river current
meets the still ocean or sea.
Rivers Landforms
River Mouth
The point where a river
ends and empties into
an ocean or sea.
River Source
The place where
a river begins.
Watershed
An area of land that is
crisscrossed by smaller
waterways that drains into
a larger body of water.
Seas Landforms
Gulf
A large body of water
(larger than a bay) along
a curved coastline.
Strait
A narrow strip of water
connecting two larger
bodies of water.
Bay
Small part of a large
body of water that
extends into the land.
Sound
A long passage of water
that connects two larger
bodies of water or
separating mainland and an island.
Ocean
One of the Earths four
largest bodies of water.
Seas Landforms
Sea
A large body of salt water
surrounded partly or
mostly by land.
Archipelago
A group of islands.
Harbor
An inlet body of deep
water sheltered from
storms used for shipping.