Landforms Actually made by Mrs. Doris. Archipelago: a group or chain of islands.

LandformsActually made by Mrs. Doris

Archipelago: a group or chain of islands

Cape: a point of land jutting out into water (smaller than a peninsula)

Oasis: a fertile or green area in the middle of a dessert

Tributary: a stream feeding a larger stream or lake

Canal: an artificial waterway built for navigation, drainage or irrigation

Mountain range: a group or chain of mountains

Swamp: a wetland partially covered by water

Peninsula: land surrounded on three sides by water; land connected to a larger piece of land jutting out into water

Delta: where a river empties into a larger body of water

Valley: a depression in the land usually between hills or mountains

Mountains: a landmass that juts above all surrounding land, larger than a hill

Plateau: level land that is raised above other close land

Isthmus: a narrow strip of land connecting larger bodies of land (a land bridge)

Island: land surrounded by water on all sides

Strait: a narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water (a water bridge)

Plain: an extensive area of level, treeless land

Canyon- a deep narrow valley with steep sides usually with a stream running through it

Volcano- a vent in the crust of the earth that molten lava and steam issues from

River source- the point of origin of a stream of water

Ocean/Sea- the whole body of salt water that covers nearly ¾’s of the earth

Gulf/Bay- a part of an ocean/sea where the water extends into the land and is surrounded by land on three sides

Desert- arid land with sparse vegetation

Lake- water surrounded by land on all sides

Glacier- a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or across land