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Discovering Earth's Landforms: An Illustrated Guide

Explore various types of landforms such as mountains, islands, canyons, and plains. Learn about archipelagos, deltas, peninsulas, and more in this comprehensive guide to Earth's geography.

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Discovering Earth's Landforms: An Illustrated Guide

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  1. Unit 2 Physical Geography

  2. Types of Landforms

  3. Landforms

  4. ARCHIPELAGO an expanse of water with many scattered islands

  5. BAY an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf

  6. CANYON Large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes The largest ones were created by moving water

  7. CAPE an extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula

  8. DELTA low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river

  9. GULF a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land

  10. HILL a mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain

  11. ISLAND an area of land that is completely surrounded by water

  12. ISTHMUS a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land

  13. PENINSULA a strip of land that extends out into a body of water

  14. PLAINS a large area of flat land

  15. PLATEAU a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it

  16. Mountain a large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the earth’s surface

  17. STRAIT a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water

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