Landforms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 archipelago | a chain of islands |
| atoll | a coral island or islands enclosing a lagoon |
| bay | part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into land |
| beach | the shore of an ocean or lake this is covered by sand or pebbles |
| butte | an isolated steep sided hill, smaller than a mesa |
| canal | a man-made channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| cape | a projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, or other water |
| channel | a narrow strip of water which is navigable |
| cliff | a high, steep edge or face of a rock |
| coast | land along the ocean |
| dam | man-made wall built across a river to hold back flowing water |
| delta | a deposit of sand, silt and pebbles that forms at the mouth of a river ("river vomit") |
| desert | a very dry area where there is little vegetation |
| dune | a hill or ridge of sand heaped up by wind |
| foothills | hills which lie at the base of a mountain |
| fjord | a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, rocky banks (Norway) |
| glacier | a large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land |
| gulf | water bordering on any laying within a curved coastline |
| harbor/port | a sheltered area of water used for docking or anchoring ships |
| hill | a raised landform, not as high as a mountain |
| iceberg | a massive block of floating ice broken away from a glacier |
| island | a body of land completely surrounded by water |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land (think pizza) |
| jungle | densely covered land with tropical vegetation and wild animals |
| lagoon | shallow body of water which is partly or completely separated from the sea |
| lake | a body of water completely surrounded by land |
| mesa | a flat topped, rocky hill with steeply sloping sides (Mama Bear) |
| mountain | a land mass that rises above its surroundings - more than 1,000 feet |
| mountain range | a chain of mountains |
| mouth | the place where a stream enters a larger body of water |
| ocean | huge body of salt water |
| peak | the pointed top of a mountain |
| peninsula | a piece of land projecting into water - surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| plain | a large level area of land |
| plateau | a hight, flat landform with steep sides larger than a mesa (Papa Bear) |
| prairie | the grasslands of central North America |
| reef | a ridge of rocks or coral in a body of water near the surface (Finding Nemo) |
| river | a large stream of water that flows across the land |
| savanna | grassland containing scattered trees (Lion King) |
| sea | another word for ocean, large body of salt water |
| strait | a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water |
| swamp | wet, spongy land partly covered with water (home to Amos) |
| tributary | a stream or river that flows into another stream or river |
| tundra | treeless plain especially of arctic regions (Siberia) |
| valley | an area of lowland between hills or mountains |
| volcano | an opening in the earth through which lava, rock, gases or ash are forced out |
| waterfall | a flow of water falling from a high place to a lower place |
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