This document defines 20 geographic landforms and ocean floor features. It describes cliffs as steep rock formations, beaches as areas of sand or pebbles along a shore, and peninsulas as areas of land mainly surrounded by water. It also defines isthmuses, capes, islands, gulfs, bays, continental shelves, continental slopes, abyssal plains, mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, and various landforms such as mountains, mountain ranges, valleys, plains, plateaus and basins.

1. VOCABULARY
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2. 1. Cliff (acantilados):
Steep rock formations.

3. 2. Beaches(playas):
Areas of sand or pebbles along a shore.

4. 3. Peninsula:
An area of land that is mainly surrounded
by water.

5. 4. Isthmus(istmo):
A part of land connecting a peninsula to a
continent.

6. 5. Cape(cabo):
A strip of land that extends into the sea.

7. 6. Island(isla):
An area of land surrounded by water on all
Sides.

8. 7. Gulf(golfo): an area of the sea that is
partly surrounded by land

9. 8. Bay (bahía): a small gulf
Bay Area
Monterey Bay

10. 9. Continental shelf (plataforma
continental): a large underwater plateau
that surrounds a continent, reaching a
depth of 200 mts.

11. 10. Continental slope (pendiente
continental): a slope that leads down from
the continental shelf into the deeper part of
the ocean.

12. 11. Abyssal plain (llanura abisal): vast
plateau at a depth of 3,000-7,000 meters.

13. 12. Ocean ridges (dorsales oceánicas):
long mountain ranges that are found on the
abyssal plains.

14. 13. Ocean trenches (fosa oceánica): long,
deep cracks in the ocean floor.

15. 14. Relief (relieve): Consisting of all the
features, such as mountains and valleys,
which make the terrain so varied

16. 15. Mountains (montañas): high landforms
with steep sides.

17. 16. Mountain ranges (cordillera): Groups
of mountains.

18. 17. Valleys (valles): areas of low land
Between mountains. Rivers flow through
many valleys.

19. 18. Plains (llanuras): low, flat areas of land.
Many are found near the coast, or formed by
large rivers.

20. 19. Plateaus (mesetas): high, raised plains

21. 20. Basins (depresiones): natural
Depressions that are lower than the land
around them. Some are below sea level.

22. 1. Cliff: Steep rock formations
2. Beaches: Areas of sand or pebbles along a shore
3. Peninsula: An area of land that is mainly surrounded by
water
4. Isthmus: a part of land connecting a peninsula to a
continent
5. Cape: A strip of land that extends into a sea
6. Island: An area of land surrounded by water on all sides
7. Gulf: an area of the sea that is partly surrounded by land
8. Bay: a small gulf
9. Continental shelf: a large underwater plateau that
surrounds a continent, reaching a depth of 200 meters
10. Continental slope: a slope that leads down from the
continental shelf into the deeper part of the ocean
11. Abyssal plains: vast plateaus at a depth of 3,000-7,000
meters
12. Mid-ocean ridges: long mountain ranges that are found
on the abyssal plains
13. Ocean trenches: long, deep cracks in the ocean floor
14. Relief: Consisting of all the features, such as the
mountains and valleys, which make the terrain so varied
15. Mountains: high landforms with steep sides
16. Mountain ranges: Groups of mountains
17. Valleys: areas of low land between mountains.
Rivers flow through many valleys
18. Plains: low, flat areas of land. Many are found near
the coast, or formed by large rivers
19. Plateaus: high, raised plains
20. Basins: natural depressions that are lower than the
land around them. Some are below sea level