Landforms and Water Bodies

A series of waterfalls along a river

• Bay

• Ocean

• cataracts

• rapids

This narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land is a(n)

• Strait

• Plains

• Isthmus

• Gulf

A part of the ocean or sea that is partially surrounded by land, usually along a curve-shaped coastline.

• Gulf

• Bay

• Island

• Canyon

Where a river begins, usually in highlands.

• Bay

• Source of a River

• Tributary

• Waterfall

Part of a large body of water that extends into a coastline, generally smaller than a gulf.

• Delta

• Valley

• Bay

• Ocean

A large, tall, flat land formation that usually has one steep side.

• Valley

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Canyon

What is an island?

• A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides and connected to land on 1

• Extremely dry area of land that has few to no plants or animals

• A piece of land that is surrounded by Water on all four sides.

• A low area between mountains or hills.

A valley is...

• A Triangular-shaped land at the mouth of a river.

• One of the large bodies of water surrounding a continent

• A group of islands.

• A low area between mountains or hills.

A cone shaped mountain that can erupt.

• Pleateau

• Plain

• River

• Volcano

A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.

• Ocean

• Lake

• Gulf

• Bay