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