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LANDFORMS “The earth is the Lord’s and all it contains.” Psalm 24:1.
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LANDFORMS“The earth is the Lord’s and all it contains.” Psalm 24:1
ARCHIPELAGO
A chain of islands in a broad area of water
ATOLL
A ring-shaped
reef, island, or chain of islands
formed of coral
BEACH
A pebbly or sandy shore by
the ocean
BUTTE
A small isolated hill with
steep sides and a
flat top
CANYON
A deep, narrow valley with steep slopes
CAPE
Piece of land
jutting into the sea or some other
large body of water
DESERTA large area of
land with
little or no
water or vegetati
on
DUNE
A mound or ridge
of windblown sand
HILL
A raised area of
land; not as high
as a mountai
n
ISLAND
An area of land surrounded by water on all sides
ISTHMUS
A narrow piece of
land joining
two larger bodies of land, with
sea on either side
MESA
A medium-
sized, flat-
topped hill with
steep sides
MOUNTAINA high, steep
piece of land that
rises sharply
above the surroundin
g area
MOUNTAIN RANGE
A group or chain
of mountai
ns
OASIS
A fertile spot in a desert where
water is found
PENINSULA
A piece of land
projecting out into a body of
water
PLAIN
A large area
of flat land
PLATEAU
A large area of
high flat land
REEFRidge or jagged rock,
coral, or sand just above or below the surface of
the sea
VALLEY
Land that lies between mountai
ns or hills
VOLCANOAn
opening in the
earth’s crust from which lava,
ashes, and
gasses erupt