River
http://www.ginnisw.com/Ireland%20Trip%202001/Ireland/Thumb/Bandon%20River%203.htm
A river has 3 main characteristics
1. Large stream of water
2. Flows through land
3. Into lake, ocean or other body of water
Desert
http://www.qtours.com/images/qcalifornia/regional/deserts/new/desert_flower.JPG
A desert has 4 main characteristics
1. Super-dry air
2. <10 inches of rain a year
3. Lots of wind
Hill
http://www.sweetdanger.com/images/web_album/VirginGorda/pages/VG_Cow_Hill.html
A hill has 2 main characteristics
1. Raised part of the earth's surface
2. Rounded mountain
Island
http://field-trips.geology-guy.com/extensional_tectonics/
An island has 2 main characteristics
1. Area of land
2. Surrounded by water
Lake
http://www.meredithlewis.co.uk/canada_html/peyto_lake.htm
A lake has 2 main characteristics
1. Body of water
2. Surrounded by land
Plain
http://www.anwr.org/gallery/pages/51-Coastal_Plain_summer4.htm
A plain has 2 main characteristics
1. Land
2. Broad, flat, or gently rolling areas
Valley
http://www.jchl.co.uk/photos/greenland/Valley.jpg.htm
A valley has 2 main characteristics
1. Low land
2. Between hills or mountains
Ocean
http://www.stockpix.com/image/1738.jpg
The ocean has 2 main characteristics
1. Largest body of salt water
2. Covers 3/4 of the earth's surface
Mountain
http://www.moorewallpaper.com/Mountains-18.htm
A mountain has 4 main characteristics
1. High, rocky land
2. Steep sides
3. Pointed or rounded top
4. Higher than a hill
http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/photos/american_west/images/mesa.jpg
1. A land having a flat top
2. Steep rock walls
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_Peninsula%2C_New_Zealand
1. Piece of land that goes into a body of water
2. Surrounded on three sides by water
1. a natural feature of a land surface
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/typesofland/typesofland.html
Adapted from http://www.geocities.com/monte7dco/index.htm