Landforms Vocabulary

1. A narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
5. A very large area of flat land.
7. A large body of salt water, smaller than an ocean.
9. A large natural stream of water flowing to the sea or a lake.
10. Height above or below sea level.
12. A landform at the mouth of a river.
13. A very large natural elevation of the earth's surface, usually with steep sides. Example: the Himalayas.
14. A large, slow moving mass of ice.

2. A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
3. The height of the ocean's surface that we use to measure elevations from.
4. The land next to the sea.
5. A piece of land almost surrounded by water, but connected to the mainland still.
6. A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs.
8. A very large body of salt water.
11. A flat area of land high above other land.