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LANDFORMS
Term | Definition |
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a group or chain of mountains | mountain range |
a narrow BODY OF WATER that connects two larger bodies of water | strait |
a high strip of land joining two larger bodies of water | cliff |
a narrow STRIP OF LAND joining tow larger bodies of water | isthmus |
a small area of ocean partly surrounded by land | bay |
the place where a stream or river begins | source |
a point of land that juts out into the sea or into a lake | cape |
a large stream of water | river |
a low hill at the base of a mountain | foothill |
the land beside the ocean | coast |
a wide area of flat or gently rolling land | plain |
a small raised part of the land lower than a mountain | hill |
a large body of salt water | ocean |
a large level area of GRASSLAND, with few or no trees | prairie |
a piece of land completely surrounded by water | island |
land with a broad base that rises sharply into a peak from the land around it | mountain |
a very deep valley with steep sides | canyon |
a sheltered body of water deep enough for ships | harbor |
a very dry place with little rainfall and few plants | desert |
the pointed top of a mountain | peak |
a small flat topped hill with steep sides | mesa |
soil laid down at the mouth of a river usually shaped like a triangle or a fan | delta |
a fall or water from a height | waterfall |
a piece of land surround by water on 3 sides | peninsula |
a long low area usually between hills or mountains or along a river | valley |
a very green section in the desert that contains plants and water | oasis |
a stream that empties onto a larger stream or lake | tributary |
an area of high flat land that rises above the nearby land on at least one side | plateau |
a large mass of ice that moves slowly | glacier |
part of the ocean that extends into the land | gulf |
a body of fresh or salt water completely surrounded by land | lake |
an opening in the earth through which lava escapes | volcano |
a low bowl shaped area surrounded by higher land, a depression in the earth | basin |
a group of many islands | archipelago |
butte | an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top |