| Question |
Answer |
| Archipelago |
Large group or chain of islands |
| Atoll |
Ring-shaped coral island or string of island, usually surrounding a lagoon
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| Bay |
Part of a large body of water that extends into the land |
| Beach |
Gently sloping shore of ocean or other water body |
| Butte |
Flat-topped hill; smaller than a mesa |
| Canal |
Waterway built to connect two other bodies of water |
| Canyon |
Deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| Cape |
Coastline that projects into the land |
| Channel |
Narrow strip of water between two land bodies |
| Cliff |
Steep rock face |
| Delta |
Land formed by deposits at the mouth of the river |
| Desert |
Dry, sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation |
| Dune |
Mound, hill, or ridge of sand heaped by wind |
| Fjord |
Deep narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs |
| Foothill |
Hilly area at the base of a mountain range |
| Glacier |
Large sheet of ice that moves slowly over a land surface |
| Gulf |
Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land; larger than a bay |
| Hill |
Rounded, raised landform; lower than a mountain (less than 1,000 feet above sea level) |
| Island |
Body of land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus |
Narrow strip of land (bordered by water) joining two larger bodies of land |
| Lake |
Body of water completely surrounded by land |
| Lagoon |
Shallow water ares enclosed within an atoll or cut off from sea by a strip of land |
| Mesa |
High, flat landfrom rising steeply above surrounding land; smaller than a plateau |
| Mountain |
High, rounded or pointed landform with steep sides (over 1,000 feet above sea level) |
| Mountain Range |
Row or chain of mountains |
| Mouth |
Place where a river empties into a body of water |
| Oasis |
A place in a desert where a supply of water makes the land fertile |
| Ocean |
One of Earth's four largest bodies of water |
| Peak |
Pointed top of a mountain or hill |
| Peninsula |
Body of land almost completely surrounded by water |
| Plain |
Large area of level or gently rolling land |
| Plateau |
Area of high, flat land; larger than a mesa |
| River |
Large stream of water that flows across land and empties into a larger water body |
| Sea |
Large bay of water partly or entirely surrounded by land |
| Strait |
Narrow waterway or channel connecting two bodies of water |
| Tributary |
River or stream that flows into a larger river or stream |
| Valley |
V-shaped depression between mountain or hills |
| Volcano |
Mountain created by volcanic action |
| Waterfall |
Flow of water falling from a high place to a low place |
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