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Landforms and Bodies of Water

Mountains, plateaus, peninsulas, bays and more: geography words for word games.

  • 🎓 Grades 2–4
  • 🌎 Social Studies
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  1. mountain

    Very high, steep land that rises above the area around it

  2. hill

    Raised land that is lower than a mountain

  3. valley

    Low land between hills or mountains

  4. plain

    Large area of flat land

  5. plateau

    High, flat land with steep sides

  6. canyon

    Deep valley with steep sides carved by a river

  7. island

    Land with water all around it

  8. peninsula

    Land with water on three sides

  9. desert

    Dry land that gets very little rain

  10. coast

    Land next to an ocean

  11. river

    Large stream of fresh water that flows to a lake or sea

  12. lake

    Body of water with land all around it

  13. bay

    Part of a sea that curves into the land

  14. delta

    Land formed where a river drops mud at its mouth

  15. volcano

    Mountain formed by lava and ash

  16. isthmus

    Narrow strip of land joining two larger lands

  17. archipelago

    Group or chain of islands

  18. strait

    Narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water

  19. glacier

    Huge river of ice that moves slowly

  20. cliff

    Steep rock face

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