Land & Water

The largest bodies of salt water

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Rivers

A large group or chain of islands

• Bays

• Archipelagos

• Deltas

A narrow strip of land that connects 2 landmasses and has water on both sides

• island

• archipelago

• isthmus

A narrow area of land between mountains or hills and sometimes has a river

• valley

• mesa

• plateau

What landform is shown in the picture?

They are large flat areas of land.

• river

• plains

• mountains

Place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff

• waterfall

• ocean

• lake

an area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

• island

• peninsula

• river

• plateau

What landform is shown in the picture?

• canyon

• peninsula

• mountain

• island

a deep valley with very steep sides, usually carved into the earth by moving water

• archipelago

• plains

• river

• canyon

part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land; usually smaller than a gulf

• bay

• cave

• canyon

• lake