The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
The distance north or south of the equator.
Latitude
A high, flat area rising steeply above surrounding land
Plateau
Triangle-shaped land made by soil that drops from a river at its mouth
Delta
Land that is almost completely surrounded by water
Peninsula
A sheltered body of water where ships anchor and are safe from the winds and waves of storms at sea.
Harbor
The line of 0 degrees longitude, it splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
An area of flat land along a sea/ocean
Coastal plain
A large, relatively flat land, often covered by grasses.
Plain
Very dry land that receives 10 inches or less of precipitation a year.
Desert
A deep, narrow valley having high, steep sides or cliffs
Canyon
A part of the sea/ocean extending into the land
Gulf
A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
Glacier
A type of wetland forming a grassy fringe near river mouths and along coastlines protected from open ocean.
Marsh
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water
Bay
Cardinal directions
north, south, east, and west
