1. Landforms
Of the United States

2. What are landforms?
Landforms are the natural shapes or features of the earth.
There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.

4. Bay
Part of an ocean or lake, partially enclosed by land

5. Canyon
Narrow, deep valley with steep sides

6. Cape

7. Cape
Pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake

8. Cliff
The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain

9. Delta
Triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river

10. Desert
Dry area where few plants grow

11. Glacier
A Large Ice Mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.

12. Gulf
A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land

13. Harbor
Sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships

14. Island
Body of land surrounded by water

15. Lake
Water that has land all around it.

16. Marsh
Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land – transition from water to land

17. Mountains
Natural Elevation of the Earths surface, larger than a hill

18. Ocean
The largest bodies of water on earth, great expanse of salt water.

19. Oasis
Spot of fertile land in a desert fed by a spring

20. Plain
A flat area on Earth’s surface.

21. Plateau
Broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land

22. Peninsula
A narrow stretch of land surrounded on three sides by water.

23. Prairie
Large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.

24. River
A long flowing body of water.

25. Sea
Relatively large body of water either part of an ocean that is partially surrounded by land or completely landlocked.

26. Strait
Narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water

27. Steppe
Wide, treeless plain

28. Swamp
Area of land that is saturated by water

29. Valley
Low land between hills or mountains

30. Volcano
Opening in the earth through which gasses and lava escape