Landforms of the United States

1. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
5. A wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other.
6. A smaller, isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides.
8. Large area of flat land with few trees.
10. A type of wetland dominated by herbaceous plants rather than trees.
12. A cold, treeless area; it’s the coldest of all biomes.
13. A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
14. A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air.
16. A general term for land saturated with water, either seasonally or permanently.
17. A landform at the mouth of a river created by sediment deposits.
19. A group of islands clustered together in a large body of water.
21. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

2. Where a river meets the sea, mixing fresh and saltwater.
3. A shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs.
4. An isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, commonly found in deserts.
5. A high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
7. A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
9. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses and separating two bodies of water.
11. A type of plain characterized by tall grasses, found primarily in the Midwest.
14. A large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
15. A wetland often forested, permanently saturated with water.
18. An elevated flat area higher than the surrounding land.
20. A large mass of moving ice and snow on land.