an area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by land of higher elevation.

a sizeable inland body of water.

a deep and narrow valley with steep walls.

a series of connected mountains.

a large natural stream of water that runs through land.

part of a large body of water extends into a shore line, generally smaller than a gulf.

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land.

a point of land that extends into a river, lake , or ocean.

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on 3 sides by water.

wide strait or waterway between 2 landmasses that lie close to each other, deep part of a river or other waterway.

flat low-liying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth.

large,thick body of slow moving ice.

part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally and deeply more indented than a bay.

a narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas.

an area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water.

narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water.

an area of flat rolling land at a high elevation about 300ft to 3,000 ft.

place whwre a stream or river flows into a large body of water.

place where a river or stream beging, often in highlands.

small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of a river

area of low liying land usually betwenn hills or mountains.

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landform vocam

Term	Definition
Basin	an area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by land of higher elevation.
Lake	a sizeable inland body of water.
Canyon	a deep and narrow valley with steep walls.
Mountain Range	a series of connected mountains.
river	a large natural stream of water that runs through land.
bay	part of a large body of water extends into a shore line, generally smaller than a gulf.
sea	a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land.
cape	a point of land that extends into a river, lake , or ocean.
peninsula	a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded on 3 sides by water.
channel	wide strait or waterway between 2 landmasses that lie close to each other, deep part of a river or other waterway.
delta	flat low-liying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth.
glaicer	large,thick body of slow moving ice.
gulf	part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally and deeply more indented than a bay.
isthmus	a narrow stretch of land connecting 2 larger land areas.
island	an area smaller than a continent completely surrounded by water.
strait	narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water.
plateau	an area of flat rolling land at a high elevation about 300ft to 3,000 ft.
mouth of a river	place whwre a stream or river flows into a large body of water.
source of a river	place where a river or stream beging, often in highlands.
tributary	small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream; a branch of a river
valley	area of low liying land usually betwenn hills or mountains.

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