• archipelago
    An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river.
  • beach
    A sloping shoreline consisting of sand, gravel, soil or other sediment.
  • canal
    A man-made waterway connecting two bodies of water and is designed to shorten travel time or irrigate
  • canyon
    A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
  • cape
    A curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water
  • cave
    A hallow space in the ground or mountain with an opening to enter.
  • cliff
    A cliff is a mass of rock that rises very high and is almost vertical, or straight up-and-down. Cliffs are very common landscape features.
  • cove
    A cove is a small, sheltered recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river
  • delta
    Deltas form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
  • desert
    Sry, barren region usually sandy and without trees, little rainfall or practical use of land unless irrigated
  • dune
    A dune is a mound of sand this is formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert. Dunes form when wind blows sand into a sheltered area behind an obstacle.
  • fjord
    A fjord is an inlet that is long and narrow in shape, with steep cliffs or other steep rock formations on each side.
  • forest
    A large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; extensive wooded area
  • geyser
    An opening in the ground that ejects hot water and steam due to volcanic activity.
  • glacier
    A glacier is an accumulation of snow and ice that has grown sufficiently so that it can move downhill by the force of gravity.
  • gulf
    Part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land; usually larger than a bay.
  • hill
    A raised part of the earth¡¯s surface with sloping sides; old mountain which because of erosion has become rounder and shorter
  • iceberg
    Icebergs are pieces of ice that formed on land and float in an ocean or lake. Icebergs come in all shapes and sizes, from ice-cube-sized chunks to ice islands the size of a small country.
  • island
    An island is a body of land surrounded by water. Continents are also surrounded by water, but because they are so big, they are not considered islands
  • isthmus
    An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water
  • jungle
    A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates.
  • lagoon
    A lagoon is a shallow body of water that may have an opening to a larger body of water, but is also protected from it by a sandbar or coral reef
  • lake
    A large body of water surrounded by land
  • marsh
    A marsh is a wetland that has primarily plant growth such as grasses, reeds, cattails and waterborn leaf plants and few or no trees.
  • mesa
    A mesa is a flat-topped mountain or hill. It is a wide, flat, elevated landform with steep sides.
  • oasis
    An oasis is an area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region.
  • ocean
    The oceans of the world are actually a landform of water that do take up 71% of the earth¡¯s surface. It is made up of a total of 5 bodies of water.
  • peninsula
    A peninsula is a substantial portion of land that extends from the mainland and has water on three sides.
  • plain
    A plain is a broad area of relatively flat land. Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth. They cover more than one-third of the world¡¯s land area. Plains exist on every continent.
  • plateu
    A plateau is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Plateaus occur on every continent and take up a third of the Earths land.
  • pond
    A pond is a small body of water, usually smaller than a lake. A pond can be part of a wetland area, with a variety of aquatic plants and animals.
  • prarie
    Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland with moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and few trees.
  • river
    A large stream of water flowing through the land into a lake, ocean, or other body of water.
  • sea
    A large body of water, usually salt water, partly or completely surrounded by land.
  • strait
    A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
  • stream
    A stream is a body of water that flows on Earth¡¯s surface. The word stream is often used interchangeably with river, though rivers usually describe larger streams.
  • swamp
    An area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees.
  • tundra
    Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant.
  • Plateau
    an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain, that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
  • valley
    Valleys are depressed areas of land¨Cscoured and washed out by the conspiring forces of gravity, water, and ice. Some hang; others are hollow. They all take the form of a "U" or "V."
  • volcano
    A cone shaped mountain formed out of rock or ash thrown up from inside the arth, frequently with an opening or depression at the top.
  • waterfall
    Place where running water makes a sheer drop, usually over a cliff.
  • mountain
    High, rocky land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top, higher than a hill