1. Landforms and Bodies of Water

2. Bay Bay-A large body of water connected to an ocean or sea.
Example: The Bay of Bengal

3. Canyon
Canyon-A deep ravine between cliffs.
Example: The Grand Canyon

4. Channel Channel-A wide body of water between two pieces of land.
Example: The English Channel

5. Desert Desert-An area of land where little precipitation occurs.
Example: The Sahara Desert

6. Forest Forests-Communities of trees and other lifeforms.
Example: The Black Forest

7. Elevation Elevation-Height above sea level.
Example: West Chester is about feet above sea level.

8. Gulf Gulf-Larger than a bay, an arm of an ocean or sea
Example: The Gulf of Mexico

9. Island
Island-A body of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water on all sides.
Example: Madagascar

10. Isthmus
Isthmus-A narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
Example: Panama

11. Lake
Lake-Body of fresh water disconnected from the ocean, larger than a pond.
Example: Lake Erie

12. Mountain
Mountain-A large rock landform stretching above the surrounding land
Example: Mount Everest

13. Peninsula Peninsula: A piece of land with water on three sides.
Example: Florida

14. Plains Plains-Low lying stretches of flat land.
Example: The Great Plains

15. Plateau Plateau-Flat area with high elevation
Example: Plateau of Tibet

16. Pond Pond-A body of freshwater, smaller than a lake.
Example: Hershey Mill Pond

17. Ocean
Ocean-A huge body of salt water.
Example: The Atlantic Ocean

18. River
River-A natural waterway, usually freshwater, that flows into a larger body of water.
Example: The Mississippi River

19. Sea Sea: Large body of saltwater, smaller than an ocean.
Example: The Caribbean Sea

20. Strait Strait-Narrow body of water between two pieces of land.
Example: Strait of Gibralter

21. Trench
Trench-Valleys on the ocean floor.
Example: The Mariana Trench

22. Valley
Valley-A low area between hills.
Example: The Delaware Valley