Landforms A feature on the surface of the earth, such as a valley or mountain range.
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Landforms
• A feature on the surface of the earth, such as a valley or mountain range.
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Basin
- A bowl –shaped area of land surrounded by higher land
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Bay
• Body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and is partly enclosed by land.
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Canal
• A man made inland waterway built to carry water
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Cape
• A point of land that extends into water
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Delta
• Triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river
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Gulf
• Body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay.
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Island
• Land that has water on all sides.
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Mountain Range
• Row of mountains
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Peninsula
• Land that is almost completely surrounded by water
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Plain
• Flat land
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Plateau
• Area of high, flat land with steep sides
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Mouth of River• Place where a river
empties into another body of water
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Sea
• Body of salt water, smaller than an ocean
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Strait
• Narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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Valley
• Low land between hills or mountains