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Natural elevation of the terrain, lower altitude than a mountain
HILL
Great natural elevation of the terrain.
MOUNTAIN
Side of a terrain elevation.
SLOPE
What is the difference between a SIERRA and a MASSIF?
In a sierra the mountains ara aligned and in a massif not aligned.
Set of mountains linked together
MOUNTAIN RANGE
Great extension of flat terrain
PLAIN
Great plain located at considerable altitude
PLATEAU
Plain between mountains, generally crossed by a river
VALLEY
A portion of land that is at a lower altitude than the lands that surround it.
DEPRESSION
Deep cut of the land made by the action of water
RAVINE
TWO NAMES: Portion of sea that goes into the land___________ When the entrance to the sea is small, this is a ________
GULF AND BAY
Part of land going out to sea
CAPE
What is the name of the part that join a peninsula with the land?
ISTHMUS
Terrain surrounded by water on all sides
ISLAND
Group of islands
ARCHIPELAGO
Accumulation of land or rocks that occurs at the mouth of a river.
DELTA
