LANDFORMS

a land mass higher than a hill, taller than 900 feet in altitude, usually formed by plate movement, projects well about its surrounding

• mesa

• mountain

• hill

• valley

A vent in the earth’s crust through which lava, ashes, and gases are expelled

• crevasse

• volcano

• cenote

• canyon

arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation

• dessert

• desert

• deseret

• deserted

watery land located at the mouth of a river

• delta

• alluvial fan

• mountain

• ocean

watery land located at the mouth of a river

• delta

• alluvial fan

• mountain

• ocean

a body of land completely surrounded by water

• mountain

• hill

• island

• mesa

land that is surrounded by water on three sides

• peninsula

• strait

• lake

• bay

ocean that is partially enclosed by land, larger than a bay

• lake

• ocean

• bay

• gulf