| A | B |
|---|
| basin | bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higher land |
| bay | body of water that is part of the 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 | a large waterfall, also steep rapids in a river |
| cliff | high steep face of rock or earth |
| coast | a land along a sea or ocean |
| coastal plain | area of flat land along a sea or ocean |
| delta | the triangular slit formed 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 rivers form waterfalls or rapids as the rivers drop to lower land |
| fjord | deep narrow parts of a sea or ocean between high, steep riverbanks |
| floodplain | a plain along a river or stream subject to periodic flooding |
| foothills | a hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains |
| glacier | a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or spreading outward on a landsurface |
| gulf | a body of water that is partly enclosed by land but is larger than a bay |
| hill | a round elevation of land |
| island | a body of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by water |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two large areas of land |
| lagoon | a body of shallow water |
| lake | a body of water with land on all sides |
| marsh | low land with moist soil and tall grasses |
| mesa | flat topped hill with steep sides |
| mountain | a land mass higher than a hill |
| mountain pass | gap between mountains |
| mountain range | row of mountains |
| mouth of a river | place where a river empties into another body of water |
| oasis | area of water and fertile land in the middle of a desert |
| ocean | body of salt water larger than a sea |
| peak | top of a mountain |
| peninsula | land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| plain | flat land |
| plateau | area of high flat land with steep sides |
| reef | ridge of sandrock or coral that lies at or near the surface of the sea or ocean |
| river | a large stream, larger than a brook |
| riverbank | the land along the river |
| savanna | large area of grassland containing scattered trees |
| sea | a body of salt water smaller than an ocean |
| sea level | the level of water that is even with the surface |
| source of a river | the place where a stream or river begins |
| strait | narrow channel of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| swamp | area of low wetland with trees |
| timberline | the upper limit of tree growth in the mountains or high latitude |
| tributary | flowing into a larger stream or lake |
| valley | lowland between hills and mountains |
| volcano | opening in the earth often raised through which lava, rock, ashes and gases are forced out |
