Landforms

A long piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

• Peninsula

• Ocean

• Mountain

• Valley

A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.

• Hill

• Plateau

• Basin

A piece of land surrounded by water and not large enough to be a continent.

• island

• lake

• plateau

• coral reef

A large, low area of flat or rolling land with few trees.

• canal

• lake

• plain

• desert

An inland (surrounded by land) body of fresh or salt water.

• channel

• lake

• island

• river

Almost or entirely surrounded by land; having no coastline or sea sport.

• canal

• plain

• coral reef

• land-locked

An artificial (man-made) waterway for irrigation, etc.

• strait

• desert

• island

• canal

A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

• channel

• bay

• river

• isthmus

A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water and is narrower than a channel.

• river

• bay

• strait

• lake

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.

• island

• coral reef

• mountain range

• isthmus