Earth's Features

A _____ is an area of land that is higher than the land around it and FLAT on top.

• valley

• hill

• mountain

• plateau

A huge, moving mass of ice is known as a ____.

• landslide
• tsunami
• glacier
• volcano

A large, rocky landform that has a crater where lava can flow from

• landslide

• earthquake

• tsunami

• volcano

Tags

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What is an area of land that is surrounded by water?

• Canyon

• Cavern

• Isle

• Island

What are deep, lowland with very steep side; usually formed by a river or earthquake

• Caverns

• Canyons

• Valleys

• Mountains

What are large, rocky landforms that are much higher than the land around them

• Mountains

• Canyons

• Volcanoes

• Caverns

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

• island

• plateau

• isthmus

• valley

rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain

• mountain range

• hill

• floodplain

• lake

A low area of land that forms at the mouth of a river; land where a river flows into the ocean

• delta

• foothill

• peninsula

• oasis

An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean; land surrounded by water on THREE sides

• peninsula

• coast

• glacier

• valley