Landform Vocabulary

5. – a large area of land that gets very little precipitation
7. – low land surrounded by hills or mountains
9. – a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
10. – an area of land flat on top with steep sides, that is higher than the surrounding land
12. – a large area of flat land, without mountains or large hills
13. - areas where water collects and saturates the soil, creating a waterlogged condition.
14. - is created by deposition of sand and sediment that is carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving water.

1. -is a large area of thick ice that remains frozen from one year to the next, which also slowly flow over the land.
2. – a deep narrow valley with high, steep walls usually formed by a river
3. - land that is surrounded on all sides by water
4. – a large body water surrounded by land
6. – a natural flow of water that runs towards an ocean, sea, or lake
8. – a landform that rises high above its surroundings. Taller than a hill, it usually has steep slopes and a rounded or sharp peak.
11. – a raised mound of land that is smaller than mountain
12. – a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides