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Cliff- the steep almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain.
Photo by Grant MacDonald
Valley- low land between hills or mountains.
Photo by Y. Ballester
Mountain- a natural elevation of Earth's surface with steep sides, higher than a hill.
Photo by Justin in SD
Prairie- a large level are of grassland with few or no trees.
Photo by ...-Wink-...
Mesa- a wide flat topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte.
Photo by Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits
Oasis- a spot of fertile land in a desert supplied with water by a well or spring.
Photo by JoelDeluxe
Butte- a raised, flat area of land with steep sides, smaller than a Mesa.
Photo by Wolfgang Staudt
Swamp- an area of land that is saturated by water.
Photo by theqspeaks
Flood Plain- flat land alongside a river,formed by mud and silt deposited by floods.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Delta- a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of the river.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Marsh- a soft, wet, low-lying, grassy area located between water and dry land.
Photo by Stuck in Customs
Island- a body of land surrounded by water.
Photo by jacsonquerubin
Strait- a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Harbor- a sheltered are of water, deep enough for docking ships.
Photo by Rusty Russ
Cape- a pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or a lake.
Photo by Kay Gaensler
Volcano- an opening in Earth's surface through which gases and lava escape from Earth's interior.
Photo by NeilsPhotography
Bay- part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.
Photo by the_tahoe_guy
