4th grade California Landforms

A SMALL area of ocean partly surrounded by land

• Canyon

• Fjord

• Hill

• Bay

a narrow valley with high, steep sides

• Canyon

• Gulf

• Mesa

• Peninsula

a narrow part of sea between high, steep cliffs

• lake

• Mesa

• Fjord

• Mountain

The country Panama is an example of a ________, which is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land, with water on either side.

• Mesa

• Isthmus

• Plain

• Strait

a LARGE area of ocean partly surrounded by land

• lake

• mesa

• gulf

• valley

a flat topped mountain with steep sides

• strait

• canyon

• bay

• mesa

a strip of land that extends out into a body of water

• peninsula

• mountain

• lake

• volcano

a large area of flat land

• strait

• plain

• bay

• canyon

a narrow area of water that connects two larger bodies of water

• strait

• plain

• island

• gulf

a large area of flat land raised higher than the land around it

• peninsula

• plateau

• strait

• hill