Land Forms
What is a low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher lands.
Basin
What is part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends into the land. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.
Bay
A wall built across a river to hold back the flowing water.
Dam
A very dry area where few plants grow.
Desert
What is a small, flat-topped hill.
Butte is smaller than a plateau or mesa.
What is a gently sloping shore of an ocean or other body of water, especially that part covered by sand or pebbles.
Beach
A deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep cliffs.
Fjord
A rounded, raised landform, not as high as a mountain.
Hill
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
Canyon
A waterway built to carry water for navigation or irrigation.
Canal
A large sheet of ice that moves slowly over some land surface or down a valley.
Glacier
A body of land completely surrounded by water.
Island
A projecting part of a coastline that extends into an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or lake.
Cape
Land along an ocean or sea.
Coast
Part of an ocean or sea that extends into the land.
Gulf
A narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects two larger bodies of land.
Isthmus
A high, steep face of rock or earth.
Cliff
Land at the mouth of a river, made of silt, sand, and pebbles.
Delta
A protected place along a shore where ships can safely anchor.
Harbor
A high, flat landform rising steeply above the surrounding land.
Mesa, is smaller than a plateau but larger than a butte.
A body of water completely surrounded by land.
Lake
A high, rounded, or pointed landform with steep sides, higher than a hill.
Mountain