Landforms
A group of four or more islands
A slow moving creek in Louisiana
What is a bayou?
A flat, level area of land
What is a plain?
A very small island
What is a key?
A valley with steep sides carved out by moving water
What is a canyon?
Land with water on three of its sides
What is a peninsula?
A natural or human made structure that blocks the flow of water
A flat-topped hill with cliff-like sides in the southwestern US
What is a butte?
A small area of land that reaches into an ocean, sea, or lake
What is a cape?
A land bordering the sea or ocean
What is a coast?
A narrow landform connecting two larger bodies of land
What is an isthmus?
A dry region with little rainfall and vegetation; can be hot or cold
What is a desert?
The largest type of landmass on earth
What is a continent?
A flat, treeless grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
What is a savannah?
An area of low land between two mountains
What is a valley?
A large area of level land that rises above the surrounding land; contains rugged land features and different water forms
What is a plateau?
Several mountains that are part of a larger mountain system
What is a mountain range?
A long narrow stretch of land that rises well above the surrounding land
What is a ridge?
A natural elevation of land smaller than a mountain with elevations ranging from 100 to 600 feet
What is a hill?
A fan shaped deposit of land that collects at the mouth of some rivers
What is a delta?
A mountains or hilly section of a country or state
What is a highland?
An area of land that drains into a river, river system or body of water
What is a watershed?
An isolated hill that rises sharply above the surrounding land in western United States; has a flat top
What is a mesa?
A type of mountain created by a buildup of rocks and lava from an opening in the earth's crust
What is a volcano?
An elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides; much higher than a hill
What is a mountain?