| A | B |
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| bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline; smaller than a gulf |
| canyon | deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
| cliff | steep, high wall of rock, earth or ice |
| continent | one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
| delta | flat land made from soil carried by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| mouth | place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water |
| glacier | large, thick body of slowly moving ice |
| harbor | a place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely |
| hill | elevated land with a rounded top; smaller than a mountain |
| island | land area, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water on all sides |
| isthmus | narrow piece of land joining two larger land areas |
| lake | an inland body of water |
| mesa | flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau |
| plateau | area of flat land at a high elevation (bigger than a mesa) |
| mountain | land with steep sides; bigger than a hill |
| ocean | one of the four major bodies of salt water on Earth; example: Atlantic |
| peak | the top of a mountain; its highest point |
| peninsula | body of land surrounded on three sides by water |
| plain | area of flat land at a low elevation; often covered with grass |
| river | natural water that runs or flows across land |
| sea | large body of salt water completely or partly surrounded by land; example = Mediterranean |
| strait | narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water |
| valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
| volcano | mountain that is created when very hot liquid rock comes out of the Earth |
