Landforms and Bodies of Water- Mr. H

Front

a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land

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isthmus

Front

a large area of low-lying, flat land

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plain

Front

a group of islands

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archipelago

Front

a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side

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peninsula

Front

a large area of elevated, flat land

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plateau

Front

a large, bowl-shaped depression in the earth

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basin

Front

a narrow strip of land that extends into a body of water (usually smaller than a peninsula)

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cape

Front

a low area of land between mountains or hills, typically with a river or stream flowing through it

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valley

Front

a large indentation of ocean or sea into land, often border by land on three sides

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gulf

Front

a natural, narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

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strait