Landform Vocabulary

A high, steep surface of rock that sometimes has an overhand

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A raised mass of land, smaller than a mountain

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A land mass of great height and steep sides

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A long area of low land found between hills or mountains

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A deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it

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A larger area of land that is flat or almost flat

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An area of high land that often has steep sides and can be flat or hilly on top

• plateau

• plain

• Canyon

• coast

The land next to the ocean

• plateau

• plain

• Canyon

• coast

Land that is completely surrounded by water

• plateau

• island

• Canyon

• coast

A section of ocean surrounded by land, but smaller than a gulf

• bay

• lake

• ocean

• gulf