Unit 2

Physical Geography

Types of LandformsTypes of Landforms

Landforms

ARCHIPELAGOARCHIPELAGOan expanse of water with many scattered

islands

BAYBAYan inlet of the sea or other body of water usually

smaller than a gulf

CANYONCANYONLarge crack in the earth formed by a river or

earthquakesThe largest ones were created by moving water

CAPECAPEan extension of land jutting out into water

as a peninsula

DELTADELTAlow, water land that is formed at the mouth

of a river

GULFGULFa part of an ocean or sea extending into the

land

HILLHILLa mound of raised land that is smaller than

a mountain

ISLANDISLANDan area of land that is completely

surrounded by water

ISTHMUSISTHMUSa narrow strip of land that connects two large areas

of land

PENINSULAPENINSULAa strip of land that extends out into a body

of water

PLAINSPLAINSa large area of flat land

PLATEAUPLATEAUa large area of flat land that is raised higher than

the land around it

MountainMountaina large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of

the earth’s surface

STRAITSTRAITa narrow passage of water connecting two

seas or two large areas of water