Landform Jeopardy 100 200 300 400 500 A piece of land that is surrounded by water. A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is often in the shape of a triangle. A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. It has water on two sides. A body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. A very dry area. A group of mountains that are connected. A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land. An area where the headwaters of a river rise- spring that forms the starting point of a stream. A deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river. A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay). Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation. A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean A low place between mountains. An area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. A topographic region in which all water drains to a common area; a watershed . A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. They cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface x

Basin A topographic region in which all water drains to a common area; a watershed .

A valley is a low place between mountains.

Source An area where the headwaters of a river rise- spring that forms the starting point of a stream.

River A river is a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

Plateau A plateau is a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

Plains are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.

Canyon Canyon A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.

Channel channel A channel is a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water (like the English Channel). A channel is also a part of a river or harbor that is deep enough to let ships sail through.

Delta A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is often in the shape of a triangle.

A desert is a very dry area.

Gulf A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

Isthmus An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.

Lake A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas.

Coastal plain A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features.

A mountain range is a group of mountains that are connected.

Ocean An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface