Physical Geography: Landforms

an area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land and is usually very large

• mesa

• plains

• plateau

• butte

a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

• strait

• isthmus

• delta

• mountain

Flat, open grasslands

• mesa

• plains

• estuary

• tundra

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

watery land located at the mouth of a river

• delta

• alluvial fan

• mountain

• ocean

a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses

• isthmus

• mesa

• bridge

• island

place where the land divides the drainage of water from the highest summit of mountains

• mesa

• continental divide

• river

place where a river meets an ocean

• preserve

• estuary

• delta

a body of land completely surrounded by water

• mountain

• hill

• island

• mesa

a raised landmass, a mound less than 900 feet tall

• hill

• mountain

• mesa

• butte