Texas Landforms

An Aquifer is

• A sunken area in a plateau found between mountain

  ranges.

• A narrow, deep valley cut by a river through rock.

• A layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and

  keeps it flowing underground.

• The area where the sea and land meet.

A basin is

• A sunken area in a plateau found between mountain

  ranges.

• A narrow, deep valley cut by a river through rock.

• A layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and

  keeps it flowing underground.

• The area where the sea and land meet.

A canyon is

• A sunken area in a plateau found between mountain

  ranges.

• A narrow, deep valley cut by a river through rock.

• A layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and

  keeps it flowing underground.

• The area where the sea and land meet.

The coast is...

• A sunken area in a plateau found between mountain

  ranges.

• A narrow, deep valley cut by a river through rock.

• A layer of rock or gravel that absorbs rainfall and

  keeps it flowing underground.

• The area where the sea and land meet.

An escarpment is

• A landform that rises high above its surroundings.

• A large area of flat, or nearly flat, land.

• A treeless grassy plain.

• A steep slope or cliff.

A mountain is

• A landform that rises high above its surroundings.

• A large area of flat, or nearly flat, land.

• A treeless grassy plain.

• A steep slope or cliff.

A plain is

• A landform that rises high above its surroundings.

• A large area of flat, or nearly flat, land.

• A treeless grassy plain.

• A steep slope or cliff.

A praire is

• A landform that rises high above its surroundings.

• A large area of flat, or nearly flat, land.

• A treeless grassy plain.

• A steep slope or cliff.

Waterways are...

• A landform that rises high above its surroundings.

• A large area of flat, or nearly flat, land.

• Any body of water over which boats travel.

• A steep slope or cliff.