Landforms

the great body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of Earth's surface

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Plain

a large area of flat land

• plateau

• River

• valley

• plain

an opening in the Earth's crust from which lava, ashes, and gasses erupt

• volcano

• isthmus

• Valley

• River

A group or chain of mountains

• Mountain range

• Peninsula

• canyon

• Valley

What is an island?

• an area of land surrounded by water on all sides

• a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.

• a shallow lake that is intermittently connected to a river, another lake, or the sea

• a deep, narrow valley with steep slopes

What is a lake?

• a large body of fresh water surrounded by land

• a large area of flat land

• a large area of HIGH flat land

• land that lies between mountains or hills

A PLATEAU is a large area of ____ flat land

a LARGE area of ocean partially surrounded by land; larger than a bay

• Gulf

• bay

• laker

• river

A desert is a large area of land with little or no _____ or vegetation

An ISTHMUS is a ______ piece of land joining two larger pieces of land.