INLAND RELIEF
Mountains > high elevations
of land
o
a mountain chain > a row of several
mountains
Plains > large extensions of flat
land
Plateaus > high areas of
flat land
River basins > low-lying plains
drained by a river and its tributaries
COASTAL
RELIEF
A cape > a large piece of
land that sticks out into the sea
A bay > a body of water
partially enclosed by land
o
A gulf > when the bay is very big
o
A cove > when the bay is small
A peninsula > a narrow piece
of land surrounded by
water on three
sides
o An isthmus is the strip of land that connect the
peninsula to the mainland
