Geography Features

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1,1

This is a land area mostly surrounded by

higher land

Basin

1,2

A soil deposit at a river’s mouth, usually triangle-

shaped

delta

1,3

A large area of ocean partly surrounded by

land.

gulf

1,4

A group or chain of mountains

Mountain range

2,1

An area of high, flat land

plateau

2,2

A small area of ocean partly surrounded by land

bay

2,3

A high ridge of land between areas with different river basins

divide

2,4

A small, raised part of land lower than a mountain

hill

3,1

The pointed top of a mountain

peak

3,2

A narrow water passage between two larger

bodies of water

strait

3,3

A waterway dug across land

Canal

3,4

A narrow inlet of sea between high, steep banks

fjord

4,1

isthmus

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

4,2

Land surrounded by water on three sides

peninsula

4,3

valley

Low land between mountain or hills

4,4

A narrow valley with high, steep sides

canyon

5,1

foothill

A low hill at the base of a mountain

5,2

A flat-topped hill with steep sides

Mesa

5,3

A large area of flat or gently rolling land.

Plain

5,4

A hill or a mountain formed by molten rock forced through the

earth’s surface

volcano