unit 2 physical geography. types of landforms landforms
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Unit 2
Physical Geography
Types of LandformsTypes of Landforms
Landforms
ARCHIPELAGOARCHIPELAGOan expanse of water with many scattered
islands
BAYBAYan inlet of the sea or other body of water usually
smaller than a gulf
CANYONCANYONLarge crack in the earth formed by a river or
earthquakesThe largest ones were created by moving water
CAPECAPEan extension of land jutting out into water
as a peninsula
DELTADELTAlow, water land that is formed at the mouth
of a river
GULFGULFa part of an ocean or sea extending into the
land
HILLHILLa mound of raised land that is smaller than
a mountain
ISLANDISLANDan area of land that is completely
surrounded by water
ISTHMUSISTHMUSa narrow strip of land that connects two large areas
of land
PENINSULAPENINSULAa strip of land that extends out into a body
of water
PLAINSPLAINSa large area of flat land
PLATEAUPLATEAUa large area of flat land that is raised higher than
the land around it
MountainMountaina large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of
the earth’s surface
STRAITSTRAITa narrow passage of water connecting two
seas or two large areas of water