1. Landforms Any natural feature of the earth's surface

2. island A piece of land that is surrounded by water

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

4. plain Land that is flat.

5. mountain The tallest kind of land

6. hill Land that is higher than the land around it but smaller than a mountain

7. plateau Large, flat land that is higher than the surrounding land

8. cliff A steep face of rock and soil

9. volcano A mountainous vent in the earth’s crust

10. cave A large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.

11. continent The land mass on Earth is divided into continents There are seven current continents

12. valley A low place between hills or mountains

13. pond A small body of water surrounded by land Smaller than a lake

14. waterfall A river that falls off steeply

15. ocean Large body of salt water Surrounds a continent Oceans cover more than 2/3 of the Earth’s surface

16. river A large, flowing body of water Usually empties into a sea or ocean

17. lake Large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

18. stream A body of water that flows across land Smaller than a river