Landforms

Landforms

PeninsulaA piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

Glacier

Huge body of ice that moves slowly over land.

BayPart of an ocean or lake partly enclosed by land.

CoastLand that borders on the sea or ocean.

IsthmusNarrow landform connecting 2 larger pieces of land.

LakeBody of water encircled by land.

Mouth of a riverWhere a river flows into a larger body of water.

DeltaAn area formed by soil washed downstream by a river.

PlateauLarge level area of high land.

Mountain RangeA group of connected steep high land areas.

ValleyLowland between hills or mountains.

Source of a RiverWhere a river begins, the water running off the mountain is a water source for a river.

StraitNarrow waterway that connects 2 larger bodies of water.

TributaryA stream or river that flows into a larger river.

VolcanoMountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth’s surface with hot, melted rock underneath.

ValleyLowland between hills or mountains.

OceanBody of sea water that covers nearly ¾ of the earth’s surface.

PlainA broad stretch of level or nearly level land.

CapeLand extending into the sea beyond the rest of the shoreline.

MountainHigh, rocky land usually with steep sides.

RiverStream of water which flows over land and empties into another body of water.

IslandAn area of land surrounded by water.