52 Different Landforms Definitions and Pictures.

1. Land and Water Terms
{ Geography

2. {
archipelago a group of many islands

3. Basin an area of land largely enclosed by
higher land.

4. Bay
part of a body of salt water that reaches into the land;
usually smaller than a gulf

5. Canyon
{
A deep valley with very steep
sides, often carved from the Earth
by a river.

6. Cape
a curved or hooked piece of land
extending into a body of water

7. {
A large hole in the ground or in
Cave the side of a hill or mountain.

8. Channel
a narrow deep waterway connecting two larger
bodies of water; the deepest part of the
waterway.

9. Cliff
a high, steep slope of rock or soil

10. Coast
land along the sea or ocean

11. continental shelf
plateau of land surface into the ocean but underwater
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12. {
delta
land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of
some rivers

13. {
Desert
A very dry area

14. Divide
the highest ridge of land separating river basins

15. fault
{
a fracture in the rocks along which there has been
movement

16. Fjord
a narrow inlet of the sea between high banks or
cliffs created by glaciers

17. {
Forest
a large tract of land covered with trees and
underbrush extensive wooded area

18. Glacier
 A slowly moving
river of ice.

19. Gulf
 part of a sea or
ocean that reaches
into land; usually
larger than a bay

20. Harbor
a sheltered area of
water where ships may
anchor safely

21. highlands
{
an area of hills, plateaus, and mountains

22. Hill
a raised part of the
{ earth's surface with
sloping sides; old
mountain which
because of erosion
has become
rounder and
shorter

23. Iceberg
a large mass of floating ice that has broken off from a
glacier, most of this is underwater

24. Inlet
a small part of a body of water that reaches into
a coast

25. island
{
an area of land completely surrounded by water

26. Isthmus
narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting
two larger pieces of land

27. Mesa
a land formation having a relatively flat top and
steep rock walls

28. Mountain
high, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a
pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill

29. mouth (of a river)
place where a river empties into a larger body of
water; the end of a river

30.  A low place through
Pass mountains that allows
for passage of people,
cars, etc.

31. Peak
 The pointed top of a
mountain

32. Peninsula
 A body of land that is
surrounded by water
on three sides.

33.  A large, flat area of land that
is higher than the
Plateau
surrounding land.

34. Plain
 Flat lands that have only
small changes in elevation.

35. Prairie
 A wide, relatively flat
area of land that has
grasses and only a few
trees.

36. Pond
 A small body of water
surrounded by land.
 Usually smaller than a lake.

37. Rapids
a part of a river, generally shallow, where the currents
move swiftly over rocks

38. Reef
a ridge of rock or sand at or near the surface of the water

39. Reservoir a lake where water is collected and
stored for future use

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

41. Savanna
Regions of tall grasses with a
few trees. Wet and dry
seasons

42. Land area with desert like
conditions, few plants, and
hills
Scrubland

43. Sea
a large body of water, usually salt water, partly
or completely surrounded by land

44. Sound
A wide inlet of the sea
or ocean that is parallel
to the coastline.
It often separates a
coastline from a nearby
island.

45. Strait
A narrow body of water
that connects two
larger bodies of water.

46. Swamp
A type of
freshwater
wetland that
has spongy,
muddy land
and a lot of
water.
Many trees and
shrubs grow in
swamps.

47. Areas that are directly

effected by the tides
Tidewater
of the oceans. Some
marshes, swamps, a
rocky areas along the
coast are included.

48. Tributary
Sometimes called a
branch. A stream or
river that flows into a
larger river.

49. A cold, treeless
area, usually found at
high elevations or at
the poles.
Tundra

50. Valley
A low place between
mountains

51. Volcano
A mountainous vent in the
earths crust.
When a volcano erupts it
spews out hot lava, ashes,
and hot gasses from deep
inside the earth.

52. Waterfall
When water in a river
suddenly falls off over a
steep place.

53. Wetlands
• An area of land that is
often wet
• The soil is often low in
oxygen.
• Areas include
swamps, sloughs,
fens, bogs, marshes,
etc.

54.  1. Make your table with 2 columns and 52 rows
 2 In column #1 write the landform term and the definition
 3. In the row across from it, add a pictures of that
landform.
 4. When you are done, upload the table to Moodle.
 5. PRINT OUT THE TABLE
 6. Cut it out in rows so that the picture folds behind the
term and definition.
 7. Use them as flashcards to study for the quiz!
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