Instructions

1) For each landform listed in Column A of this sheet (the "terms"), find the defintion and write it in Columb C.
2)Then, look at the map to find a picture of that landform. Write the number you find on the map for that landform in Column B.
Terms # on Map Definition Terms # on Map Definition
an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled
Badlands 23 extensive tracts of heavily eroded, uncultivable land with little vegetation Jungle 14 vegetation, typically in the tropics.

Bay 2 A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward. Lagoon 17 a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef

Beach 9 A pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high and low Lake 10 a large body of water entirely surrounded by land

Butte 34 an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa) Marsh 21 an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide

Canyon 29 A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it Mesa 26 an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides found on horizontal landscape

A headland or protrusion of a large size extending into a body of water, usually a sea: a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a
Cape 22 Mountain 37
prone to the erosion of tidal action limitedarea, usually in the form of a peak
a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas
Cave 15 A large underground chamber in a hillside of cliff Ocean 3
into which the sea is divided geographically
a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas
Channel Peninsula 4 a piece of land projecting out into a body of water
of water, especially two seas.

Cliff 7 a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. Plain 28 lowlands along the bottoms of valleys or the foothills of a mountain

a triangular area at the mouth of a river leading into a larger body of

Delta 12 Plateau 27 a flat, elevated landform rising sharply above the area on at least one side
water, with matter at the bottom that doesn't wash away
a natural, flowing watercourse, usually fresh, heading towards an ocean, sea, lake, or
Desert 31 a dry, waterless area covered in sand, without vegetation River 30
another of its kind
a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed the expanse of salt water covering most of earth's surface; surrounds landmasses
Dune 11 Sea 3
by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.

Geiser 5 a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam Sound 12 a large, narrow sea OR ocean inlet between two bodies of land

a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation

Glacier 6 Strait 18 a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water
and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles

Gulf 20 a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth Swamp 16 an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America
Hill 24 a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain Tundra 38 in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet a low area of land between hills or mountains, usually with a river in it
Iceberg 1 Valley 36
and carried out to sea
 a mountain or hill, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments,
Island 13 a piece of land surrounded by water Volcano 35
hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream
a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link
Isthmus 18 Waterfall 6 flows over a precipice or steep incline.
between two larger areas of land