LANDFORMS

VALLEY

• A valley is a low area between hills, often with a river running through it.
• An example of a valley is Glacier national park, Montana, USA.

PLAIN

• A plain is a somewhat broad area of flat land.
• An example or a plain is curry county in new mexico on the north american great plains

REEF

• A reef is a rock, sandbar or other feature lying beneath the surface of water
• The Pamalican island is surronded by reef, Sulu Sea, Philippines

PLATEAU

• A plateau is an area of highland, usually consisting of flat terrain
• An example of a plateau is the island in the sky, canyonlands national park

ISLAND

• A island is any piece of subcontinental land that is surrounded by water
• An example of an island is a small island in lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in the U.S.

RIVER

• A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater that flows towards a lake, ocean, sea or another river
• An example of a river is the Loboc River in Bohol, Philippines

LAKE

• A lake is an area filled with water of different sizes that is surronded by land
• An example of a lake is the lake of Vesoul in France

MOUNTAIN

• A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land usually in the form of a peak
• An example of a mountain is Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth

STRAIT

• A strait is a naturally formed, narrow waterway the connects two larger bodies of water
• An example of a strait is the strait of Messina

PENINSULA

• A peninsula is a piece of land that is surronded by water on three sides but connected to mainland
• An example of a peninsula is a small one in Croatia located in the picture

ISTHMUS

• A isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side
• An example is the sandy isthmus connecting north and south Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia

ARCHIPELAGO

• An Archipelago is a stretch of water with a collection of islands
• An example is the Fernando de Noronha in Brazil

CANYON

• A canyon is a deep ravine between cliffs and is mostly carved from the landscape by erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales
• An example of a canyon is the Grand Canyon

DELTA

• A delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into a ocean, lake etc.
• An example of a delta is the Sacramento Delta

GULF

• A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of a ocean or sea.
• An example of a gulf is the Gulf of Mexico