Landform 1
I stretch far and wide, with no hills in sight.
Farmers love me for my soil so light.
What am I?
Plain
I tower above, so steep and grand,
climbers strive to reach my land.
What am I?
Mountain
Water surrounds me every side,
a lonely place where some reside.
What am I?
Island
Scorching sun and shifting sand,
little water, dry and grand.
What am I?
Desert
I sleep for years, then spew with might,
ash and lava, fiery sight.
What am I?
Volcano
High and flat, I stand so tall,
like a table, but no legs at all.
What am I?
Plateau
Between the hills, I dip so low,
rivers may through me flow.
What am I?
Valley
Where rivers end and split so wide,
fertile land spreads from each side.
What am I?
Delta
Salty and vast, but not as wide,
I touch the land on every side.
What am I?
Sea
Vast and blue, so deep and wide,
home to whales and the rising tide.
What am I?
Ocean
Water hugs me left and right,
but one side keeps me land-tied tight.
What am I?
Peninsula
Carved by rivers, deep and wide,
with towering cliffs on either side.
What am I?
Canyon
Flat on top, but steep below,
like a table made long ago.
What am I?
Mesa
Ships rest here, safe and sound,
where calm waters wrap around.
What am I?
Harbor
Still and calm or sometimes rough,
land surrounds me—that’s enough.
What am I?
Lake
I have to balance as I walk across this strip.
It is very thin, and if I stumble, I might fall in.
Where am I?
Isthmus
Dark and hollow, underground,
where echoes make the only sound.
What am I?
Cave
An ocean’s arm, so wide and grand,
reaching deep into the land.
What am I?
Gulf
Sand or pebbles, waves that play,
a sunny spot to spend the day.
What am I?
Beach
I twist and turn, but always go,
from mountain high to ocean’s flow.
What am I?
River
Wet and grassy, home to reeds,
where frogs and herons fill their needs.
What am I?
Marsh
Carved by ice, with cliffs so steep,
where ocean waters plunge so deep.
What am I?
Fjord
A narrow path where waters meet,
connecting seas, a liquid street.
What am I?
Strait
Many dots upon the map,
scattered islands—take a nap?
What am I?
Archipelago
Deep below the ocean floor,
darker than you’ve seen before.
What am I?
Trench