Landforms

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

• bay

• a natural depression in the earth's surface

• beach

• sandy pebbly or rocky shore of a body of water

• canyon

• a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

• cape

• a deep, narrow valley, usually with steep sides and rive flowing through it

• basin

Match the following

• a raised area of land; not as high as a mountain

• hill

• dry area of land having very little rainfall or plant life

• desert

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

• island

• a deep hallowed-out area, often found in the side of a cliff or hill

• cave

• a body of land completely surrounded by water

• glacier

Match the following

• an area of land that is lower than the land around it

• isthmus

• a body of water completely surrounded by land

• lake

• a large, steep area of land which usually rises more than 1,000 feet

• mountain

• narrow strip of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two bodies of water

• mesa

• flat-topped, elevated landform

• lowlands

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

• valley

• a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• river

• a raised, flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land

• plateau

• long, low area of land between hills or mountain ranges

• peninusla

• a large, natural stream which flows into a larger body of water

• volcano

Match the following

• water ecosystems, such as swamps, marshes, and mud flats

• glacier

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

• waterfall

• a steep fall or flow of water from a higher elevation

• wetlands