Landforms Flashcards
A flat area higher than the land around it
Plateaus
A piece of land the projects. Into a body of water and is connected with of the mainland
Penninsula
A big body of water surrounded by land area almost completely
Gulf
A body of water partially enclosed by land with the widemouth all free access to the sea
Bays
Please her River empties into the sea or ocean
Mouth!!
A narrow opening into the coastline of a ocean or river
Inlet!!
Along in land cliff or steep slope
Escarpment
A long narrow valley between cliffs often with the stream flowing through it
Canyon
A narrow neck of land connecting to longer pieces of land
Isthmus
A hollow or bowl shaped depression in the earth
Basin
Point of land guarding out into a body of water
Cape
River that empties into another river
Tributary
A glacial valley forge it with seawater
Fjord
A narrow waterway connecting to large pieces of bodies of water
Straite
