| A | B |
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| Island | a body of land completely surrounded by water |
| Peninsula | a body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Cape | a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean |
| Gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline; the bigger one |
| Bay | part of a large body of water that extends into the shoreline; the smaller one |
| Mountain Peak | the pointed top of a mountain |
| Volcano | Mountain created as liquid rock or ash erupts from inside the earth |
| Valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
| Canyon | a deep and narrow valley with steep sides |
| Mesa | flat topped hill with steep sides; common in deserts |
| Plateau | area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation |
| Plains | area of low land, usually covered with grasses |
| River | a large natural stream of water that runs through the land |
| Upstream | Direction opposite flow of a river; toward source of a river |
| Downstream | direction in which a river flows from its source to its mouth |
| Delta | flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| Lake | a sizable inland body of water |
| Isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| Strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| Glacier | large, thick body of slow moving ice |
