2. Geographic Landforms
by: Ms. Hilgen

3. Landforms are natural features of the landscape, natural physical features of the earth's surface, for example, valleys, plateaus, mountains, plains, hills, loess, or glaciers.

4. archipelago An archipelago is a group or chain of islands
clustered together in a sea or ocean.

5. Atoll: a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

6. Badlands: rocky wasteland carved by erosion into intricate.
Badlands National Park

7. Basin: an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.

8. Bay: a small area of sea or lake partly enclosed by dry land.

9. Beach: the sandy or rocky land at the edge of an ocean, sea, or lake.

10. The Grand Canal, Venice Italy
Canal: a man-made channel of water joining lakes or rivers, or connecting them with the sea.
The Grand Canal, Venice Italy

11. Canyon: a deep, steep-sided narrow valley.
The Grand Canyon

12. Cape - a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
Cape of Good Hope

13. Cave: a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.

14. Cliff: A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.

15. Coast: land next to the sea.

16. Coral Reef: an ocean reef made up of coral and other organisms.

17. Cove: a small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock.

18. Crater: a circular-shaped hollow at the top of a volcano or on the surface of the land.

19. Delta: a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river. A delta is often shaped like a triangle.

20. Desert: a barren land area containing little or no vegetation.

21. Dune - a hill or a ridge made of sand
Dune - a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time.
Great Sand Dunes

22. Escarpment: a steep cliff.

23. Fjord - a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.

24. Geyser - a natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.

25. Glacier: a slowly moving mass of ice.

26. Gulf : a part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

27. Harbor: an area of water where ships, boats and other watercraft can anchor or dock.

28. Hill - a raised area or mound of land.

29. Island: a piece of land completely surrounded by water.

30. Isthmus: a narrow strip of land that connects two large bodies of water.

31. Lagoon: a shallow body of water separated from the ocean by reefs or low strips of land.

32. Lake: a large inland body of water which is larger than a pond.

33. Marsh: a low, spongy wetland covered with thick, healthy growths of tall grasses and reeds.

34. Mountain: a very high, natural place on Earth – higher than a hill
Mountain: a very high, natural place on Earth – higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.

35. Ocean - a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
Ocean - a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface.

36. Pampas: an extensive generally grass covered plain.

37. Peninsula: a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water.

38. Plain: a large, flat or level area of land.

39. Plateau: an elevated, mostly level area of land.

40. Prairie: a temperate grassland with few trees.

41. River – a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

42. Sea: a large body of salt water wholly or partly enclosed by land.

43. Strait: a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

44. Swamp: a marsh with trees…contains more water and deeper water than a marsh.

45. Tundra: a flat or rolling plain located in the artic regions.

46. Valley: a long, narrow hollow in the Earth’s surface lying between two higher areas.

47. Volcano: an opening in the Earth from which hot gases, smoke and molten lava are emitted.
                                          

48. Waterfall: a steep descent of water from a height.