Landform Clue

a naturally raised area

of land, not as high or
craggy as a mountain

 
http://baytrail.abag.ca.gov/vtour/map4/access/CyteHils/Cyte
Hils1.htm  

Hill
a low area of land
between hills or
mountains, typically with
a river or stream flowing
through it

 
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1216/h/h.html  

Valley
 a large natural elevation
of the earth's surface
rising abruptly from the
surrounding level; a
large steep hill

 
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/hiking_brokeoff_mou
ntain.htm  

Mountain
a large area of flat land
with few trees

 
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/province/intplain.html  

Plain
a piece of land
surrounded by water

 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/world/asia/dispute-­‐
over-­‐islands-­‐reflect-­‐japanese-­‐fear-­‐of-­‐chinas-­‐rise.html?_r=0  

Island
 a very large expanse of
sea, in particular, each
of the main areas into
which the sea is divided
geographically

 
http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/oco2/quikscat-­‐rapidscat-­‐
20140619/#.U-­‐AA3-­‐NdVik  

Ocean
a large natural stream
of water flowing in a
channel to the sea, a
lake, or another such
stream

 
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/roseburg/recreation/wild_a
nd_scenic_river/  

River
a large body of water
surrounded by land

 
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119359  

Lake
 a small body of still
water formed naturally
or by hollowing or
embanking

 
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/watersheds/ponds.htm  

Pond
a dry, barren area of land,
especially one covered with
sand, that is
characteristically desolate,
waterless, and without
vegetation

 
http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/DO/Pages/map_bend.aspx  

Desert
a mountain or hill, typically
conical, having a crater or
vent through which lava,
rock fragments, hot vapor,
and gas are being or have
been erupted from the
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2009/09_07_23.html  
  earth's crust
Volcano
 an area of relatively
level high ground

 
http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/tour/cplateau.cfm  

Plateau