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Actually made by Mrs. Doris
Landforms Actually made by Mrs. Doris
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Archipelago: a group or chain of islands
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Cape: a point of land jutting out into water (smaller than a peninsula)
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Oasis: a fertile or green area in the middle of a dessert
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Tributary: a stream feeding a larger stream or lake
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Canal: an artificial waterway built for navigation, drainage or irrigation
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Mountain range: a group or chain of mountains
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Swamp: a wetland partially covered by water
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Peninsula: land surrounded on three sides by water; land connected to a larger piece of land jutting out into water
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Delta: where a river empties into a larger body of water
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Valley: a depression in the land usually between hills or mountains
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Mountains: a landmass that juts above all surrounding land, larger than a hill
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Plateau: level land that is raised above other close land
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Isthmus: a narrow strip of land connecting larger bodies of land (a land bridge)
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Island: land surrounded by water on all sides
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Strait: a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water (a water bridge)
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Plain: an extensive area of level, treeless land
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Canyon- a deep narrow valley with steep sides usually with a stream running through it
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Volcano- a vent in the crust of the earth that molten lava and steam issues from
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River source- the point of origin of a stream of water
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Ocean/Sea- the whole body of salt water that covers nearly ¾’s of the earth
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Gulf/Bay- a part of an ocean/sea where the water extends into the land and is surrounded by land on three sides
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Desert- arid land with sparse vegetation
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Lake- water surrounded by land on all sides
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Glacier- a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or across land
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