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Landforms

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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Landforms Dictionary

Jessica Christoffer, Ashley Harder, && Ashley Keck

Basin

Land surrounded by higher elevation land

Canyon

Deep & narrow valley with steep walls

Bay

Large body of water extending into the shore line

Cliff

Steep high wall of rock
Photo by Infomastern

Gulf

Large body of water extending into the shore line

Hill

Elevated land with sloped sides & rounded summit

Island

Land completely surrounded by water
Photo by dhilung

Isthmus

Narrow strip of land connecting to larger pieces of land
Photo by Xerones

Lowland

Level land at low elevations

Mesa

Flat topped platform with steep sides

Ocean

1 of 4 major bodies of water around continents
Photo by vgm8383

Mountain

Land with steep sides rising sharply from the surrounding land
Photo by theqspeaks

Plain

Area of level land at a low elevation

Delta

Flat built up land from soil carried downstream
Photo by ecstaticist

Peninsula

Land jutting into a lake or ocean
Photo by Janek Kloss