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VALLEY
- A Valley is a hollow or surface of the earth bounded by hills or mountains.
- An example is the Doon Valley in India.
PLAINS
- PLAINS ARE BROAD, NEARLY LEVEL STRETCHES OF LAND.
- An example is we have plains in Kansas.
REEF
- A reef is a ridge of jagged rock,coral or just sand below the sea.
- You cand find coral reefs of the coast of Florida and many other places.
PLATEAU
- Plateau-highland area of fairly level land separated from surrounding land by steep slopes.
- The Plateau of Tibet is found between mountain ranges.
ISLAND
- Island- a piece of land surrounded by water
- An example is the Hawaiian Islands
RIVER
- River- a large natural stream of water flowing in a ocean.
- An example is the Kansas River.
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LAKE
- Lake- a large body of water surrounded by land.
- An example is Lake Shawnee.
Photo by Nick-K (Nikos Koutoulas)
MOUNTAIN
- Mountain-a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
- An example is the Rocky mountains.
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STRAIT
- Strait-1. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
- An example is Bab el Mandeb, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
PENINSULA
- Peninsula-a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
- An example is the peninsula is horn of Africa
ISTHMUS
- Isthmus- is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.
- An example is the isthmus of Panama
ARCHIPELAGO
- AAn archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
- An example is the Florida Keys.
CANYON
- Canyon-a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.
- An example is The Grand Canyon.
DELTA
- Delta-A river delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake.
- An example is the delta of the nile river.
