| A | B |
|---|
| Continent | A large continuous landmass |
| Island | A piece of land surrounded by water |
| Desert | very dry, treeless area that is usually filled with sand |
| Tundra | A cold treeless area |
| Forest | A large area of land with many trees. |
| Plain | flat area of land in the low lands with mostly no trees and minor changes in elevation |
| Prairie | A wide flat area that has grass and a few trees. |
| Isthmus | A narrow strip of land that connects two land masses and has water on each side. (See strait) |
| Coast | The boundary between the land and the sea |
| Beach | A wide flat area of sand that covers the coast |
| Delta | A low watery land at the mouth of a river. It is usually shaped like a triangle |
| WetlandAn area of land that is often wet. (e.g. swamp | bog |
| Peninsula | A large body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. |
| Mountain | A land that is raised above the surrounding area. It is over 2000 feet (610 m) high. |
| Volcano | A cone shaped mountain or hill built around a vent that connects it with reservoirs of melted rock below the surface of the earth |
| Hill | A landform that is raised above the surrounding area |
| Plateau | A flat open country in the high lands |
| Dune | Temporary hills of sand shaped by the wind |
| Cliff | A vertical rock exposure |
| Valley | The low areas between two elevations |
| Canyon | A deep valley between high cliffs or formations with steep |
