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Landforms- 5th

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  • largest body of water
    ocean
  • a large flat elevated area of land with steep sides
    plateau
  • an area in the desert with a water source
    oasis
  • a medium sized flat elevated area of land with steep sides
    mesa
  • a circluar depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
    sinkhole
  • an area of rugged land that is generally rises higher than 2,000 feet
    mountain
  • an area of flat land near the ocean
    coast/ beach
  • part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf and surrounded on 3 sides by land
    bay
  • an area of land that is surrounded on three sides by water
    peninsula
  • a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
    strait
  • an area of land surrounded entirely by water
    island
  • a large area of slow moving ice
    glacier
  • deep narrow valley will steep walls; usually cut by a river
    canyon
  • a large area of slow moving ice
    glacier
  • a small flat elevated area of land with steep sides
    butte
  • an opening in the Earth's crust where lava, ash, and gasses erupt
    volcano
  • a natural flow of water that runs through the land
    river
  • a narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas
    isthmus
  • an area of land covered by shallow water
    wetland/marsh/swamp
  • An area where a river deposits soil as dumps into the ocean
    delta
  • a hill of sand
    dune
  • a nearly flat area of land
    plain
  • a rounded, elevaged area of land smaller than a mountain
    hill
  • a large inland body of water
    lake
  • An area of densely wooded land
    forest
  • a large part of the ocean that extends into the land
    gulf
  • an area of flat land between hills or mountains
    valley
  • an area of land covered by shallow water
    wetland/marsh/swamp