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Landforms 101

Landforms 101. Landforms are categorized by ______, changes in elevation. relief. Landforms 101. A piece of land surrounded entirely by water. Island. Landforms 101. A narrow neck of land connecting two larger pieces of land. Isthmus. Landforms 101.

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Landforms 101

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  1. Landforms 101 • Landforms are categorized by ______, changes in elevation. • relief

  2. Landforms 101 • A piece of land surrounded entirely by water. • Island

  3. Landforms 101 • A narrow neck of land connecting two larger pieces of land. • Isthmus

  4. Landforms 101 • A long narrow valley between cliffs often with a stream flowing through it. • Canyon

  5. Landforms 101 • A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. • Peninsula

  6. Landforms 101 • An area of flat land elevated above the surrounding land. • Plateau

  7. Landforms 101 • A group or chain of islands. • Archipelago

  8. Landforms 101 • Low land between hills or mountains. • Valley

  9. Landforms 101 • A broad, flat area with few changes in the landscape. • Plain

  10. Landforms 101 • A long, inland cliff or steep slope. • Escarpment

  11. Landforms 101 • A hollow or bowl shaped depression in the earth. • Basin

  12. Landforms 101 • Land built up by deposits at the mouth of a river. • Delta

  13. Landforms 101 • One of the Earth’s large bodies of land • Continent

  14. Landforms 101 • Land that is directly next to a sea or ocean. • Coast

  15. Landforms 101 • A point of land jutting out into a body of water. • Cape

  16. Waterbodies 101 • An inland body of water larger than a pond or pool. • Lake

  17. Waterbodies 101 • A natural stream of water larger than a creek. • River

  18. Waterbodies 101 • A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. • Strait

  19. Waterbodies 101 • A glacial valley flooded with seawater. • Fjord

  20. Waterbodies 101 • A river that empties into another river • Tributary

  21. Waterbodies 101 • A waterbody surrounded on three sides by land • Bay

  22. Waterbodies 101 • The place where a river empties into a sea or ocean. • Mouth

  23. Waterbodies 101 • A narrow opening into the coastline of a sea, ocean, or river. • Inlet

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