Geography 16-20

a large area of flat land

• glacier

• plain

• lake

• plateau

a piece of land that sticks out and is mostly surrounded by water on three sides.

• coastline

• peninsula

• plain

a large body of water surrounded by land

• river

• glacier

• lake

an opening in the Earth's surface where lava, goes and ashes are forced out

• island

• coastline

• volcano

________ are the natural characteristic of the earth's surface (river, mountain, lake, forest).

• physical map

• river

• physical features

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill

• mountain

• coastline

• vocano

A stream of water that falls from a high place.

• plateau

• peninsula

• waterfall

a group of connected mountains

• island

• mountain range

• peninsula

a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• lake

• river

a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.

• bay

• canyon