Land/Water Features Vocab

a deep valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom

• Peninsula

• Isthmus

• Canyon

• Volcano

a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

• Mountain

• Canyon

• Valley

• Delta

a mountain or hill that has a crater or vent through which lava can erupt

• Island

• Archipelago

• Steppe

• Volcano

an area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides but connected to a larger piece of land

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• Mountain

• Steppe

a large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it

• Isthmus

• Plateau

• Steppe

• Strait

a narrow piece of land that has water on either side and joins two larger areas of land

• Steppe

• Mountain

• Isthmus

• Archipelago

an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream running through it

• Mountain

• Island

• Plateau

• Valley

a piece of land completely surrounded by water

• Volcano

• Island

• Valley

• Isthmus

a group of islands

• Archipelago

• Valley

• Mountain

• Steppe

a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees

• Mountain

• Steppe

• Valley

• Canyon