landforms

A low area that of land that serves as a place where water collects as it drains from the surrounding hills or mountains is called a(n)

• valley

• basin

• plateau

• atoll

This image shows a

• valley

• butte

• mesa

• atoll

The image shows a(n)

• plateau

• atoll

• gulf

• bay

A body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is called a

• peninsula

• atoll

• island

• mountain

A narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger pieces of land is called a (n)

• isthmus

• bay

• strait

• tundra

An area that is curved inward from the water and also provides protection and is deep enough to allow boats to safely dock there is called ...

• a bay

• a gulf

• a harbor

• a canal

A continuous, mostly flat area that consist of few trees and plentiful grassland is called a(n)

• plateau

• plain

• tundra

• escarpment

Smaller than a gulf, it is an inward curved area of land that surrounds a large portion of a lake, sea, or ocean.

• atoll

• bay

• harbor

• basin

A man made waterway that connects two bodies of water is called a(n)

• river

• estuary

• canal

• archipelago

An area of water located in a dry or desert area is called a(n)

• basin

• bay

• swamp

• oasis