LANDFORMS

VALLEY

• Definition: Low area of land between two hills usually has water
• Ex; Hunza Valley Pakistan

PLAIN

• Definition:A large area with few trees
• Ex; The great plains

REEF

• Definition:A rock or sandbar deep under water and often has coral.
• Ex;Great barrier reef

PLATEAU

• Definition: A highland normally flat terrain.
• Ex;Tibetan plateau

ISLAND

• Definition:A subcontenital piece of land surrounded by water
• Ex; Honolulu Hawii

RIVER

• Definition:Natural watercourse usually freshwater flowing toward an ocean or lake.
• Ex;Mississippi River

LAKE

• Definition:A lake is an area of varible size surrounded by land
• Ex;Lake of the Ozarks

MOUNTAIN

• Definition:A large landform that has a very tall peak
• Ex; Appalachians

STRAIT

• Definition:A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water
• Ex;Messina Strait

PENINSULA

• Definition:An area of land surrounded by water on three sides
• Ex; Italy

ISTHMUS

• Definition: A narrow area of land connecting two larger land areas
• Ex; Isthmus of Panama

ARCHIPELAGO

• Definition: Group of islands
• Ex;Florida keys

CANYON

• Definition:A deep ravine between pairs of cliffs, caused by erosion
• Ex;Grand Canyon

DELTA

• Definition:Forms at the mouth of a river where it opens into the ocean
• Ex; Sacremento delta

GULF

• Definition:A large bay that is the branch of an ocean or sea
• Ex; Gulf of Mexico