| A | B |
|---|
| basin | bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher ground |
| bay | body of water that is part of a sea or ocean and is partly enclosed by land |
| bluff | high, steep face of rock or earth |
| canyon | deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| cape | a point of land that extends into water |
| cataract | large waterfall |
| cliff | high, steep face of rock or earth |
| coast | land along a sea or ocean |
| coastal plain | area of flat land along a sea or ocean |
| delta | triangle-shaped area of land at the mouth of a river |
| desert | dry land with few plants |
| dune | hill of sand piled up by the wind |
| fall line | area along which rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land |
| fjord | deep, narrow part of a sea or ocean, between high, steep banks |
| floodplain | flat land that is near the edges of a river and is formed by the silt deposited by floods |
| foothills | hilly area at the base of a mountain |
| glacier | large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or across land |
| gulf | body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay |
| hill | land that rises above the land around it |
| island | land that has water on all sides |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| lagoon | body of shallow water |
| lake | body of water with land on all sides |
| marsh | lowland with moist soil and tall grass |
| mesa | flat-topped mountain with steep sides |
