Vocabulary

desert

A large, dry area of land

forest

A large area of trees

gulf

A large body of ocean water that is partly surrounded by land

hill

Land that rises above land around it

island

A landform with water all around it

lake

A body of water with land on all sides

mountain

Highest kind of land

ocean

A body of salt water that covers a large area

peninsula

A landform that is surrounded on only three sides by water

plain

Flat land

river

A large stream of water that flows across the land

valley

Low land between hills or mountains