| A | B |
|---|
| butte | hill that rises from the area and has a flat top. It's smaller than a mesa |
| plateau | high flat land, larger than a mesa |
| hill | land higher than ground level but not as steep as a mountain |
| archipelago | group or chain of islands |
| penninsula | landmass surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| strait | narrow body of water connecting 2 larger bodies of water |
| gulf | large area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land that lies between two bodies of water and connects two large pieces of land |
| mesa | broad, flat-topped hill with steep sides larger than a butte |
| cliff | high, steep rock |
| desert | land that receives fewer than 10 inches of rain a year |
| river | natural stream of water that empties into another body of water |
| volcano | opening in the earth through which lava and gas are ejected |
| cape | pointed landmass projecting into water |
| valley | low place between hills |
| prarie | treeless flat land |
| ocean | covers 70 percent of the earth |
| continent | one of earth's 7 principal landmasses |
| lagoon | shallow body of water along a coast |
| canyon | deep valley with steep walls cut by running water |
| delta | a triangular deposit of silt, sand and small rocks at the mouth of a river |
| sea | large body of salt water surrounded by land |
| beach | shore of water |
| island | land completely surrounded by water |
| glacier | slow river ofmoving thick ice |
| swamp | wetland of fresh or salt water with plant life |
| mountain | higher than a hill |
| lake | large inland of fresh water |
| bay | area of a sea or ocean partly surrounded by land |
