Landforms

Important
Landforms

The following landforms will come in handy for our study of

ancient civilizations.

archipelago

■ a chain or

cluster of
islands
surrounded
by a sea or
ocean or
another body
of water.

peninsula

■ a land area

almost
completely
surrounded
by water

river delta

■ a low, watery

area at the
mouth of a
river; usually
shaped like a
triangle, where
silt or sand
collects

strait

■ a narrow

channel of
water
connecting
two larger
bodies of
water

isthmus

■ A narrow

land bridge
connecting
two larger
land areas