1. Landform Jeopardy
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A piece of land that is surrounded by water.
A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river.
It is often in the shape of a triangle.
A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. It has water on two sides.
A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
A very dry area.
A group of mountains that are connected.
A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
An area where the headwaters of a river rise- spring that forms the starting point of a stream.
A deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.
A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.
A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean
A low place between mountains.
An area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features.
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common area; a watershed .
A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. They cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface x

2. Basin
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common area; a watershed .

3. A valley is a low place between mountains.

4. Source
An area where the headwaters of a river rise- spring that forms the starting point of a stream.

5. River
A river is a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

6. Plateau
A plateau is a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

7. Plains are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

8. An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.

9. Canyon
Canyon A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.

10. Channel
channel A channel is a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water (like the English Channel). A channel is also a part of a river or harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through.

11. Delta
A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is often in the shape of a triangle.

12. A desert is a very dry area.

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

14. Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.

15. Lake
A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.

16. Coastal plain
A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features.

17. A mountain range is a group of mountains that are connected.

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