1. Earth’s surface has many natural shapes, or features called
landforms

2. A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it is called a
mountain

3. A landform that is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains is called a
valley

4. A landform which is a very deep valley with steep sides often made by a river cutting through a plateau is a
canyon

5. The landform which is a flat area on the Earth’s surface is called a
plain

6. A landform which is a flat area higher than the land around it is called a
plateau

7. A landform which is a thin island near a coast is called a
barrier island

8. A large natural stream of water. Water flows from one end to another.
river

9. Land which spews lava from inside the earth
volcano

10. An inland body of water
lake

11. The largest bodies of water on Earth
oceans

12. A piece of land that extends into a large body of water
A piece of land that extends into a large body of water. Has water on 3 sides.
peninsula

13. A piece of land that has water on all sides.
island

14. Huge sheet of ice that moves about 1 foot a day.
glacier