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Landforms
20 landforms and bodies of water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an opening in the Earth, usually raised, through which gases and lava escape the Earth's interior | volcano |
| a body of land surrounded by water | island |
| flat land near the edge of rivers formed by mud and sit deposited by floods | flood plain |
| an area of land that is saturated by water | swamp |
| a broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land | plateau |
| a dry area where few plants grow | desert |
| a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river | delta |
| solft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land | marsh |
| a wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides; larger than butte | mesa |
| a narrow, deep valley with steep sides | canyon |
| the place where a river flows into a lake or ocean | river mouth |
| a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships | harbor |
| a pointed peice of land extending into an ocean or lake | cape |
| a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees | prarie |
| a steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain | cliff |
| natural elevation of the Earth's surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill | mountain |
| low land between hills or mountains | valley |
| a large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountin or over land | glacier |
| a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water | strait |
| a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or undergroud springs. | oasis |
Created by:
Marissa Koller
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