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| a large, flat area that rises above the surrounding ,land; at least one side has a steep slop |
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| a large, natural stream of water flowing into another ocean, lake, or another river |
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| a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water |
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| a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
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| a low land lying between hills or mountains |
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| an opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ashes, and gasses from the Earth's interior escape |
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| a group or chain of islands |
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| the whole body of salt water that covers more than 2/3 of the Earth's surface |
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| an area of land almost completely surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by an isthmus |
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| a large area of flat or gently rolling land |
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| an area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top; lower and usually less steep than a mountain |
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| an area of land completely surrounded by water |
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| a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land |
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| an area that rises steeply at least 2,000 ft. (610m) above surrounding land; usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak or ridge |
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| a depression in the surface of the land; some basins are filled with water |
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| a part of a sea or lake that extend into land |
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| a large body of water surrounded by land ( usually freshwater) |
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| a deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it |
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| a triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
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| a huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice |
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