Landforms

World Studies

2014-2015

source The place where a river begins Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

riverAmazon River – Brazil

- A flowing body of water moving higher to lower elevations.

tributary

A small river or stream that flows into another larger stream or river

The Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River.

Delta

A river delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir

Nile River Delta, Egypt

lake

The Great Lakes

Northern United States

- A body of fresh water.

sea

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

Mediterranean Sea

Ocean

the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth

Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean

gulf

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

The Gulf of Mexico

canalSuez Canal, Egypt

- A man-made waterway

strait A narrow deep body of water located between two

land masses. The Bering Strait, North Pacific

Russia Alaska

Peninsula

An area of land that that is surrounded by water on three sides.

Florida, USA Yucatan, Mexico

island

Madagascar, Southeast Africa

- Land surrounded by water on all sides.

Mountain Range

Andes Mountain Range

West Coast of South America

-A long narrow group of mountains

-Tallest Mountain in the World

-Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

valleyIndus River Valley, Asia

- A low point between mountains or hills.

hillHills of Rome, Italy

A short rounded rise in elevation