LANDFORMS 8 th Grade Geography Mountains An area

LANDFORMS 8 th Grade Geography

Mountains An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2, 000 feet Rocky Mountains (Wyoming)

Desert An extremely dry area with little water and few plants Namib Desert Nambia

Strait A narrow body of water connecting two large bodies of water Bering Strait Alaska

Island An area of land surrounded entirely by water Hawaii

Gulf A large part of the ocean that extends into land Gulf of Mexico

Peninsula An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean Korean Peninsula

Bay Part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf Hudson Bay Canada

Plain A nearly flat area Serengeti Plain Tanzania (Africa)

Canyon A deep, narrow valley with steep walls Grand Canyon

Isthmus A narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas Panama

Delta An area where a river deposits soil into the ocean Mississippi River Delta

Hills A rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain Chocolate Hills Bohol Province Philippines

Glacier A large area of slow-moving ice Perito Moreno Glacier Argentina

Lake An inland body of water

Plateau A large, flat, elevated area of land Hamm plateau Ethiopia

Volcano An opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash and gases erupt Arenal Volcano Costa Rico

River A natural flow of water that runs through the land Amazon River

Ocean or Sea A large body of water

Valley An area of low land between hills or mountains Sacred Valley of the Incas Peru

Fjord Is a narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs Doubtful Fjord New Zealand