Landforms 1
It is a natural feature of the Earth´s surface.
landform
lake
A very tall and high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill.
mountain
A small body of fresh water surrounded by land on all sides. It is smaller than a lake.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
peninsula
A very hot and dry area of land.
desert
A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.
ocean
A large flat area of land.
Plains
This is the biggest body of water, it has salty water.
ocean
A piece of land surrounded by water all around.
island
A raised area or mound of land.
hill
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into an ocean.
river
A mountain that can erupt and spew out lava
Volcano
A large body of ice and snow
Glacier
When water becomes solid, it makes this body of water.
glacier
A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
island
A deep inlet of the sea almost completely surrounded by land
Gulf
A low land between mountains.
valley
Water that falls from a high place.
waterfall
The Adirondacks are this type of landform (two words)
Mountain Range
A deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.
canyon
A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
A narrow piece of land connecting to larger pieces of land
Isthmus
An inlet from the sea that is smaller than a gulf
A triangular shaped deposit at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited
Delta