Landforms
Level 1 Easy Peazy!
Level 2 You will need to know these this year.
Level 3 Know these to reach the next level. (extra credit!!)
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beach
The land located at the edge of a water body.
2
cave
A natural hole in the ground or in a hillside.
3
crater
A bowl shaped depression in the ground.
4
desert
A very dry region with very little precipitation.
5
hill
A rounded, elevated piece of land; not as high as a mountain.
6
island
A landform completely surrounded by water.
7
mountain
Land that is much higher elevation than the land surrounding it.
8
plains
A large area of low elevation land that is mostly flat.
9
prarie
Grasslands found in moderate or temperate climates.
10
valley
A low elevation area formed by erosion from rivers or glaciers.
11
volcano
A mountain formed from activity related to magma and lava.
12
lake
A large body of water completely surrounded by land.
13
ocean
The largest bodies of water.
14
pond
A small body of water completely surrounded by land.
15
river
Water that moves from one place to another; usually from
mountain to ocean.
16
waterfall
Water that decends over a steep face of rock.
17
cliff
A steep face of rock.
18
stream
Water that moves from one place to another; smaller than a
river.
19
archipeligo
20
canyon
A steep walled valley formed by a river located in dry regions.
21
cape
A piece of land that juts out into an ocean
22
continent
23
delta
24
fjord
A long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.
25
glacier
A large, long-lasting river of slow-moving ice on land.
26
isthmus
27
mesa
28
peninsula
Land surrounded by water on three sides.
29
plateau
A large area of high elevation land that is mostly flat.
30
savanna
Grassland found in tropical or subtropical climate.
31
strait
32
bay
33
gulf
34
harbor
35
sea
36
channel
A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
A large mass of land; there are seven conventional continents
names; some combine Europe and Asia into Eurasia.
A land area at the mouth of a river created by deposition;
usually triangular in shape.
A narrow piece of land with water on two sides that connects
two larger pieces of land.
A flat area of land smaller than a plateau, but still elevated
above the surrounding land.
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of
water.
A body of water partly enclosed by land; smaller than a gulf or
a sea.
An alternate name for a body of water large enough to be
considered a sea.
A body of water protected from the rough waters of open
ocean. A good natural harbor is deep enough to anchor a ship.
A small division or part of an ocean; also a large body of salt
water partially enclosed by land
A body of water wider than a strait that connects two larger
bodies of water.
EXTRA CREDIT
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arch
2
basin
3
caldera
4
cavern
5
cliff
6
divide
7
dune
8
fault
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geyser
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oasis
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ravine
12
bog
13
swamp
14
cataracts
15
gorge
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inlet
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lagoon
18
marsh
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sound
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deposition