| A | B |
|---|
| basin | bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higherland |
| bay | inlet of the sea or of some other body of water usually smaller than a gulf |
| canyon | deep narrow alley with steep side |
| cape | point of land that extends into water |
| channel | deepest part of a body of water |
| coastal plain | area of flat land along a sea or ocean |
| delta | triangle area of land at the mouth of a river |
| fall line | area along which rivers from water falls or rapids as the river drop to lower land |
| glacier | large ice mass ta moves slowly down a mountain or cross land |
| gulf | part of a sea or ocean extending into the land, usually larger than a bay |
| inlet | any area of water extending into the land from a larger body of water |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger area of land |
| marsh | lowland with moist soil and tall grasses |
| mesa | flat topped mountain with steep sides |
| mountain pass | gap between mountains |
| mountain range | chain of mountains |
| mouth of river | place where a river empties into another body of waterl |
| peninsula | land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| plain | area of flat or gently rolling low land |
| plateau | area of high mostly flat land |
| savanna | area of grassland and swattered trees |
| sea level | level of the surface of an ocean or a sea |
| source of river | place where a river begins |
| strait | narrow channel of water connectiing two larger bodies of water |
| swamp | area of low water wet land with trees |
| tributary | stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| volcano | opening in earth, often raised through which lava, rocks, ashes, and gases are forced out. |
