Water Distribution & Landforms Vocabulary Part 2

Any natural feature of the Earth's surface.

• landform

• butte

• peninsula

• archipelago

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A steep-sided hill with a flat top often standing alone. It is more narrow than a mesa.

• butte

• landform

• peninsula

• plateau

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

• peninsula

• beach

• island

• mesa

An area of sand, pebbles, or small rocks near the ocean or another area of water.

• beach

• island

• isthmus

• landform

A body of land surrounded by water on all sides.

• island

• beach

• plateau

• mesa

A large, flat area of land that is much higher than the land surrounding it.

• plateau

• mesa

• isthmus

• island

A natural opening into the Earth's surface through the side of a hill or canyon or underground.

• cave

• archipelago

• cape

• cove

A group of islands

• archipelago

• mesa

• isthmus

• cape

An elevation in the Earth's surface that is smaller than a mountain and usually rounded.

• hill

• plateau

• tributary

• butte

An elevated land mass with steep sides and a flat top. It is smaller than a plateau but larger than a butte.

• mesa

• isthmus

• hill

• cape