Landform Vocabulary

A broad plain on either side of a river, formed when sediment settles on the river bank:

• Mountain

• Ithsmus

• Flood Plain

• Mountain Pass

• Peninsula

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land:

• Mountain

• Isthmus

• Flood Plain

• Mountain Pass

• Peninsula

An area that rises steeply, at least 2000 feet above sea level, usually wide at the bottom with a narrow peak at the top:

• Mountain

• Isthmus

• Flood Plain

• Mountain Pass

• Peninsula

An area of land almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland:

• Mountain

• Ithsmus

• Flood Plain

• Mountain Pass

• Peninsula

A gap between mountains:

• Mountain

• Isthmus

• Flood Plain

• Mountain Pass

• Peninsula

An area that rises above the surrounding land and usually has a rounded top, lower and less steep than a mountain:

• Hill

• Canyon

• Archipelago

• Volcano

• Mesa

An opening in the earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape:

• Hill

• Canyon

• Archipelago

• Volcano

• Mesa

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it:

• Hill

• Canyon

• Archipelago

• Volcano

• Mesa

A group or chain of islands:

• Hill

• Canyon

• Archipelago

• Volcano

• Mesa

A high, flat-topped landform with cliff-like sides; larger than a butte:

• Hill

• Canyon

• Archipelago

• Volcano

• Mesa