Landforms 1
Lake
A place where few animals live that is hot and dry.
desert
island
low land between hills or mountains
valley
Can be a violently exploding mountain that contains molten lava.
Volcano
A body of water surrounded on by land on three sides
bay
Flat or hilly grasslands
prairie
Man-made lake
reservoir
Land between two high sided mountains
canyon
A border
boundary
Land along the ocean or sea.
Coast
Triangle shaped land at the end of a river
delta
Land surrounded on three sides by water
peninsula
Hole in the ground that hot water shoots out of
geyser
plateau
A long narrow inlet of the ocean between high cliffs
fjord
oasis
horizon
A narrow land bridge
isthmus
small steep sided flat topped piece of land
butte
Water that is a passage that connects two larger bodies of water.
Channel
A place for ships to be safe during a storm
harbor
Mass of ice that is carried out to sea
iceberg
skinny strip of land that connects two larger bodies of water
strait
medium sized flat topped land with steep sides
mesa