Landform Definitions

a natural depression in the earth's surface, usually holding water

• basin

• bathtub

• mountain

• plateau

any inlet of an ocean, sea or lake that extends into the land

• valley

• bagel

• bay

• mesa

a narrow strip of land that connects 2 large landmasses and separates 2 bodies of water

• peninsula

• isthmus

• tundra

• delta

a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

• muscle

• cape

• river

• valley

dry areas of land having very little rainfall or plant life

• hill

• island

• desert

• wetlands

a mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, rock or gas erupts

• plateau

• canyon

• volcano

• lake

large body of year-round ice and snow that moves slowly across the land

• basin

• waterfall

• delta

• glacier

a body of land completely surrounded by water

• lake

• plains

• island

• isthmus

sandy, pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water

• river

• beach

• volcano

• waterfall

a body of water completely surrounded by land

• island

• lake

• delta

• lowlands