Landforms and Bodies of Water

A peninsula is

• a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

• an area of land that is surrounded by water

• a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area

• an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

A plateau is

• a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

• a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain

• an area where a river flows into the sea

• a large area of flat land without trees

An estuary is

• an area of water that is surrounded by land and that is smaller than a lake

• a large inland body of standing water

• a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek

• an area where a river flows into the sea

A lagoon is

• the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface

• an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar

• a large inland body of standing water

• a natural flow of water that is smaller than a river

An isthmus is

• a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area

• a part of a large body of water extending into the land

• a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

• an area of low land between hills or mountains

A valley is

• an area of low land between hills or mountains

• a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

• an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

• a reef composed of a large colony of corals including the stony skeletons of both living and dead corals

A bay is

• a raised area of land higher than a hill

• a broad flat area of high land

• a place where the coast curves around the ocean

• an area of low land between hills or mountains

A canyon is

• a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it

• a dry land with few plants and little rainfall

• a narrow area of land that connects two larger land areas

• an area where a river flows into the sea

A volcano is

• an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

• melted rock from a volcano

• a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)

• a usually rounded area of land that is higher than the land around it but that is not as high as a mountain

A continent is

• an area of land that is surrounded by water

• one of the great divisions of land (such as North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, or Antarctica) of the Earth

• a hill that has a flat top and steep sides and that is found in the southwestern U.S

• a group of islands