Physical Geography: Landforms

Flat, open grasslands

• mesa

• plains

• estuary

• tundra

an area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land and is usually very large

• mesa

• plains

• plateau

• butte

deep valley with steep sides

• mesa

• plateau

• canyon

• peninsula

a land mass higher than a hill, taller than 900 feet in altitude, usually formed by plate movement, projects well about its surrounding

• mesa

• mountain

• hill

• valley

a raised landmass, a mound less than 900 feet tall

• hill

• mountain

• mesa

• butte

A vent in the earth’s crust through which lava, ashes, and gases are expelled

• crevasse

• volcano

• cenote

• canyon

deposits of soil and rock at the mouth of a river

• alluvial fan

• volcano

• creek

• canal

boundary between ocean and landforms

• coast

• cliff

• mountain

• river

arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation

• dessert

• desert

• deseret

• deserted

watery land located at the mouth of a river

• delta

• alluvial fan

• mountain

• ocean