1. Geographic Dictionary
Land Forms

2. Basin
Area of land drained by a given river and its branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations
Akavandra Manambolo Basin - Madagascar

3. Canyon
Deep and narrow valley with steep walls
Grand Canyon

4. Cape
Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean
Cape Cod

5. Cliff
Steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice
Seaford, England

6. Continent
One of the seven large landmasses on the earth

7. Delta
Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth
Nile Delta

8. Continental Divide - Rocky Mountain NP
Stretch of high land that separates river systems
Continental Divide - Rocky Mountain NP

9. Highland Elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau
Scottish Highland

10. Hill
Elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain

11. Island
Land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water
Hawaii

12. Isthmus of Corinth - Greece
Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus of Corinth - Greece

13. Lowland
Land, usually level, at a low elevation

14. Mesa
Broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau
Black Mesa - Arizona

15. Mountain
Land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill
Hallett Peak - RMNP, Colorado

16. Mountain Peak
Pointed top of mountain
Eldorado Spire - Washington

17. Mountain Range A series of connected mountains
Rocky Mountains Mountain Range
A series of connected mountains

18. Peninsula
Body of land jutting out into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

19. Plain
Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses

20. Plateau
Area of flat or rolling land at high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high
Roan Plateau - Colorado

21. Seacoast
Land lying next to a sea or an ocean

22. Valley
Area of low land between hills or mountains
Yosemite Valley

23. Volcano
Mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth