Deep valley with very steep sides- often carved from by a river.
What is a canyon?
Part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.
What is a gulf?
Where the river meets the sea or ocean.
What is an estuary?
A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.
What is a lake?
A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. Formed from silt, sand, and small rocks that flow downstream.
What is a delta?
A body of water that is partly enclosed by land.
What is a bay?
An area that receives less than 10 in. of rain per year, no vegetation.
What is a desert?
A raised area or mound of land.
What is a hill?
A long narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.
What is a fjord?
What is a lagoon?
A passageway of water connecting two large bodies of water.
What is a strait?
What is an oasis?
A constructed channel filled with water used for navigation, irrigation, or drainage.
What is a canal?
What is channel?
What is a mesa?
A very tall high, natural place.
What is a mountain?
A hill or ridge made of sand.
What is a dune?
An area of grassland and scattered trees.
What is a savanna?
Type of freshwater, or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, ponds, lakes, or coasts. Plants grow up out of the water.
What is a marsh?
Wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; often separates a coastline from a nearby island.
What is a sound?
A large body of salt water around a continent.
What is an ocean?
A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
What is an island?
Slowly moving river of ice.
What is a glacier?
A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
What is an isthums?