Western Hemisphere Landforms

A group of four or more islands

• dam

• butte

• archipelago

• plain

An area of land that drains into a river, river system, or body of water

• peninsula

• watershed

• delta

• plain

A slow moving creek in Louisiana

• valley

• plateau

• bayou

• watershed

A type of mountain created by a buildup of rocks and lava from an opening in the Earth's crust

• ridge

• volcano

• watershed

• savanna

A flat topped hill with cliff-like sides in southwestern US - column-like, smaller than similar structures

• mesa

• plateau

• valley

• butte

An area of lowland between two mountains

• valley

• dam

• isthmus

• mountain range

A valley with steep sides carved out of the Earth's surface by moving water

• watershed

• canyon

• delta

• hill

A flat, treeless grassland of tropical or subtropical regions

• valley

• savannah

• plain

• mesa

A smaller area of land that reaches into an ocean, sea, or lake

• ridge

• peninsula

• cape

• isthmus

A long narrow stretch of land that rises well above the surrounding land

• ridge

• highland

• savannah

• mountain range