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J.M. Landforms
Landforms and Bodied of Water
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Island | Land completely surrounded by water |
| Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connect two larger strips of land |
| bay | a body of water that is partly surrounded by land and is connected to a larger body of water |
| glacier | a huge slow moving mass of ice and snow |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, often TRIANGULAR in shape,formed where sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| mesa | a high flat-topped land, with cliff like sides, larger than a butte |
| plateau | a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land, at least one side has a steep slope |
| river mouth | the point where a river enters a lake or a sea |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley, with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it |
| hill | an area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top; lower and usually less steep than a mountain |
| mountain | a land form that rises steeply about 2,000 feet above surrounding land, usually wide at the bottom and rises to a narrow peak |
| valley | a low stretch of land between mountains or hills, land usually drained by a river |
| archipelago | a chain or cluster of islands |
| lake | a larger body of water surrounded by land |
| volcano | an opening in earths surface in which molten rock, ashes and gases escape from interior |
| sraight | a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
| river source | where the river originates or begins |
| butte | a small, high, flat-topped land form with cliff like sides |
| tributary | a river of stream that flows into a larger river |
| basin | an area that is lower than surrounding land areas, usually has water in it |
| plain | a large, flat are of gently rolling land |
| pennisula | an area of land almost completely surrounded by water, but is connected to the mainland |