Sea Level The level of the surface of the ocean

Harbor A sheltered body of water where ships

safely dock

Peninsula

Land mostly surrounded by water but

connected to the main land

Isthmus

A narrow strip of land connecting two

large bodies of land

Strait

A narrow channel of water connecting

two large bodies of water

Coast the land next to an ocean

volcano a opening in the earth, often
raised, through which lava and gases
from the earth's interior escape.

Bay

a part of a lake or ocean extending into

the land

River a large stream that runs into an lake,

ocean, or another river.

Lake A body of water completely surrounded

by land

Island a body of land complete surround by

water

prairie

a large, level of area of grassland

without trees

Mountain a steeply raised mass of land much

higher than surrounding country
glacier

a large ice mass that moves slowly

down a mountain or over land

ocean or sea a salty body of water covering a large

area of the earth

mountain range A row of mountains

Valley

low land between hills or mountains

hill a raised mass of land smaller than a

mountain

mesa

a wide flat top mountain with steep

 sides, found mostly in dry areas

basin

a bowl shaped area of land surrounded

by higher land

desert a dry area where few plants grow

cliff

the steep almost vertical edge of a hill,

mountain, or plain.

Plain

a broad flat area of land

tree line

on a mountain, the area above which

no trees grow

mountain pass

a gap between mountains