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canyon | a deep narrow river valley with steep slopes |
coastal plain | a lowland plain bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast and the Fall Line on the west coast of the US |
delta | a fan-shaped area of land where a stream drops sediment and other materials as it empties into the sea or another large body of water |
flat land | a piece of earth that has little to no elevation |
floodplains | lowland that usually border a river, usually dry until large amounts of rain occur causing overflow and drainage of water to accumulate in the area |
glacier | huge mass of ice and snow that exists year-round and moves very slowly often causing erosion |
lake | a large body of fresh or salt water that is surrounded by land |
landforms | a natural structure of the earth's surface, such as mountains, plateaus and plains |
mesa | a hill or mountain with steep sides and a flat top |
mountain | an area of land that rises sharply to great heights |
oxbow lake | a lake that forms when a river breaks through the neck of a meander |
plain | a large area of flat land with few trees |
plateau | a large area of raised land that is relatively flat; an area of high, flat land |
valley | a long narrow area of land between mountains or hills, often with a river or stream that runs through it |