| Term | Definition |
| plateau | a large, flat, elaveted area of land |
| valley | an area of low land between hills or mountains |
| fjords | usally found in the northern hemisphere (water valley) |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| gulf | large part of the ocean that that meets coast lines., A large area of a sea or ocean that is partly enclosed by land. A great distance between |
| bay | an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean |
| sea | part of the ocean closer to land masses. |
| lake | water surronded by land |
| river | a natural flow of water that runs through the land |
| tributaries | little rivers that feed in to a bigger river. |
| delta | an area where a river deposits soil into the ocean |
| isthmus | a narrow piece of land connecting two larger lands |
| island | a area of land surronded by water completly |
| pennisula | land surronded by water on three sides like flordia |