Land Forms

6. an opening in the earth, usually raised, through which gasses and lava escapes.
7. a broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.
8. a lowland region that is saturated by water.
9. a raised, flat, area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa.
11. natural elevation of the earth's surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill.
12. a large mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.
15. a wide flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte.
16. a point of land extending into an ocean or lake.
18. a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.
20. a step-like series of waterfalls.
23. flat land near the edges of rivers formed by mud and silt deposited by floods.

1. a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river.
2. a wide treeless grassy plain
3. a sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships.
4. the place where a river flows into a lake or ocean.
5. a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
8. level of the ocean's surface, used as a reference point when measuring the height or depth of the earth's surface.
10. soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between water and land.
13. a body of land surrounded by water.
14. a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs.
17. a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water.
19. low land between hills or mountains.
21. part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land.
22. the steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain.