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WATER
Area of Land
Landforms 2
Landforms 3
100
An area that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above sea level.
What are mountains?
100
A part of a sea or ocean extends into land.
What is a bay?
100
A large area of flat or rolling land.
What is plain?
100
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream at bottom.
What is canyon?
100
An area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to mainland.
What is a peninsula?
200
An opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gases from the Earth's interior escape.
What is a volcano?
200
A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide for boats and ships.
What is a harbor?
200
A small raise area of land with steep sides.
What is butte?
200
An area of land completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
300
A large waterfall or rush of water.
What is cataract?
300
A high, flat-topped landform - larger than a butte; with cliff-like sides.
What is mesa?
300
A triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
400
A narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
What is strait?
400
A large, flat area that rises above the surrounding land;at least one side has a steep slope.
What is plateau?
400
A huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice.
What is glacier?
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