1. Earth’s
Landforms
and
Features

2. Continent:
One of the seven large land
masses on Earth.

3. Peninsula:
A body of land that is
surrounded by
water on
three sides.

4. Island:
Land that is completely surrounded by water.

5. Archipelago:
A chain or cluster of islands.

6. Mountain: A landform that rises 1,000 or more feet above the land
around it.

7. Hill: A raised part of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain,
usually having an elevation of less than 1000 feet.

8. Plateau: A large region that is higher than the surrounding area
and relatively flat.

9. Plain:
A relatively flat area of land,
usually very large.

10. Valley: A depression on Earth's surface between ranges
of hills or mountains.
Three Types:
Mountain Valleys
River Valleys
Rift Valleys

11. Canyon:
A deep, narrow valley with
very steep sides.

12. Isthmus: A narrow strip of land (with water on both sides)
connecting two larger
land areas.

13. Ocean: The great body of salt water which occupies two-thirds of
the surface
of the Earth.

14. Sea: A large body of salt water connected with an ocean
and partially enclosed by land

15. Lake:
A body of (usually fresh)
water surrounded by land

16. River:
A large body of moving water, that flows until it empties into a larger river or other body of water.

17. Tributary:
A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake .

18. Delta:
The fan-shaped area at the
mouth or lower end of a river.

19. Strait: A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of

20. Mesa:
A flat-topped, steep-sided
high-land.

21. Basin: A natural depression or relatively low area enclosed
by higher land.

22. Cape: A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean,
lake, or river.

23. Gulf:
A large part of the ocean that
is partly surrounded by land.

24. Bay:
A body of water that is part of an ocean/sea/lake with land on three sides. Smaller than a gulf.