Earth's Physical Features

A wetland area that forms where a river empties into a larger body of water

• Delta

• Island

• Peninsula

• Mountains

Areas of land that are surrounded by water

• Strait

• Valley

• Coast

• Island

A large stream of water that flows in a channel.

• Lake

• River

• Cape

• Coast

A piece of land that sticks out into a body of water

• Mountains

• Valley

• Plateau

• Peninsula

A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

• Mountains

• Cape

• Valley

• Bay

A large area of flat land with few trees

• Mountains

• Coast

• Valley

• Plain

An elevated landform that extends into a body of water

• Mountain

• Cape

• Isthmus

• Plateau

The area of land where it meets the sea or ocean

• Coast

• Bay

• Plateau

• Island

A narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses and separates two bodies of water

• Bay

• Island

• Isthmus

• Cape

A body of water surrounded by land

• Lake

• River

• Strait

• Isthmus