Landforms and Bodies of Water

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or sticking out into a body of water

• Cape

• Plateau

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

Created by the deposit of sediment carried by a river as it enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

• Drainage Basin

• Tributaries

• River Basin

• River Delta

A narrow strip of land with water on either side connecting two larger areas of land

• Strait

• Isthmus

• Valley

• Plateau

An area of flat ground that is higher than the surrounding ground

• Valley

• Peninsula

• Continental Shelf

• Plateau

A chain, cluster, or collection of islands

• Archipelago

• Strait

• Atoll

• Isthmus

A place on the coast where boats may find shelter from rough water

• Bay

• Gulf

• Harbor

• Continental Shelf

A piece of land jutting into an ocean or sea that typically comes to a point

• Plateau

• Cape

• Peninsula

• Bay

Name this landform:

• mountain
• hill
• peninsula
• island

A tributary is

• a landmass that is built up by soil deposited by a river

• a smaller river joining a larger one

• a higher piece of land with a flat top

• a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

A low-level piece of land surrounded by higher elevations that usually drain out water

• peninsula

• cape

• basin

• oasis