LANDFORMS

VALLEY

• Definition: A lower level of land normally with rivers flowing through it between mountains.
• Example of Landform: La Gran Sabana, Venezuela

PLAIN

• Definition: A large area of flat land.
• Example of Plain: Atlantic Coastal Plain

REEF

• Definition: A ridge of rock, coral, or sand on or above the surface of water.
• Example of Reef: Great Barrier Reef

PLATEAU

• Definition: A higher level of the ground.
• Example: The Colorado Plateau

ISLAND

• Definition: A piece of land surrounded by water.
• Example: Burmuda The Bahamas

RIVER

• Definition: A large natural stream of water.
• Example: Mississippi River

LAKE

• Definition: A big body of water surrounded by land.
• Example: Lake Shawnee

MOUNTIAN

• Definition: A large steep hill; that formed from the rising of Earth's surface.
• Example: The Himalayan Mountains

STRAIT

• Definition: A smaller body of water that conects 2 larger bodies of water.
• Example: The San Bernardino Strait

PENINSULA

• Definition: A piece of land mostly surrounded by water.
• Example:The Arabian Peninsula

ISTHMUS

• Definition: A strip of land with oceans on both sides of it, that connects two bigger areas of land.
• Example: The Isthmus that connect North & South America.

ARCHIPELAGO

• Definition: A bunch of islands next to each other.
• Example: Hawaii

CANYON

• Definition: A big rock\gorge.
• Example: Grand Canyon

DELTA

• Definition: The mouth of the river flows around land and goes to oceans.
• Example: The Delta of the Nile River

GULF

• Definition: A part of the ocean that moslty surrounded by land.
• Example:Gulf of Mexico