Landforms 101 Landforms are categorized by ______, changes in elevation. relief

Landforms 101 A piece of land surrounded entirely by water. Island

Landforms 101 A narrow neck of land connecting two larger pieces of land. Isthmus

Landforms 101 A long narrow valley between cliffs often with a stream flowing through it. Canyon

Landforms 101 A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. Peninsula

Landforms 101 An area of flat land elevated above the surrounding land. Plateau

Landforms 101 A group or chain of islands. Archipelago

Landforms 101 Low land between hills or mountains. Valley

Landforms 101 A broad, flat area with few changes in the landscape. Plain

Landforms 101 A long, inland cliff or steep slope. Escarpment

Landforms 101 A hollow or bowl shaped depression in the earth. Basin

Landforms 101 Land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river. Delta

Landforms 101 One of the Earth’s large bodies of land Continent

Landforms 101 Land that is directly next to a sea or ocean. Coast

Landforms 101 A point of land jutting out into a body of water. Cape

Waterbodies 101 An inland body of water larger than a pond or pool. Lake

Waterbodies 101 A natural stream of water larger than a creek. River

Waterbodies 101 A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. Strait

Waterbodies 101 A glacial valley flooded with seawater. Fjord

Waterbodies 101 A river that empties into another river Tributary

Waterbodies 101 A waterbody surrounded on three sides by land Bay

Waterbodies 101 The place where a river empties into a sea or ocean. Mouth

Waterbodies 101 A narrow opening into the coastline of a sea, ocean, or river. Inlet