Desert - An area of very low rainfall. Usually less than 10 inches a year., Mountain - A large elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding land. Defined as being over 1,000 feet tall, Tundra - A vast, flat, mostly treeless region in which the subsoil is permanently frozen., Plain - A large area of flat land with very few trees., Valley - A low area of land between hills or mountains., Cape - A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a body of water, Island - A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water., Volcano - A mountain with a crater or a vent, Fjord - A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea betwn high cliffs, typically in Scandinavia and other high-latitude regions., Mesa - An isolated, flat-topped hill with steep sides., Canyon - A deep valley with very steep sides, often with a river running through it., Archipelago - A group or chain of islands clustered together., Hill - A naturally raised area of land, not as high as a mountain., Peninsula - A piece of land projecting out into a body of water., Plateau - A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land (Larger than a Mesa)., Swamp - an area of land that is always soaked with water; low, wet land that supports grass and trees., Bay - An inlet of the sea that is smaller than a gulf, River - A natural stream of water flowing in a channel into another body of water, Strait - narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water., Delta - land built up by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of some rivers,

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