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Landscape

Large natural geographic formations and environments.

Subcategories: Natural structures (9), Oceans (5), Waterways (20)

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B is for Beach

A beach is the sandy edge of the sea or a lake. A beach is sometimes called the shore. People like to go down to the beach and sit in the sun, make sandcastles or go swimming.

B is for Bluff

A bluff is a hill or coastline that has a wide, steep side.

B is for Bog

A bog is an area where the soil is very wet and is mostly made up of rotting plant matter.
A bog is similar to a moor or swamp.

B is for Boulder

A boulder is a large, weathered rock that is not attached to other rocks. The picture is of a pile of boulders.

B is for Brine

Brine is salty water. You can use brine to preserve things like olives. People describe the sea as brine.
Salty water used for medical purposes is called saline.

B is for Brook

A brook is a very small, running stream of fresh water. Brooks often come from a spring.

C is for Canal

A canal is a watercourse that has been made by people rather than a natural watercourse. Canals are generally cut to make a transportation path, for boats to travel along.

C is for Canyon

A canyon is a large, deep path that has been cut through the landscape by a watercourse like a river over many years.

C is for Cave

A cave is a hole in the side of a hill or mountain that is big enough for people or animals to get inside. Many animals, like bears and bats live in caves.
Limestone caves are often full of stalactites and stalagmites.

C is for Channel

A channel is a waterway, or a path that has been worn by water. Channels can be so large you can't see the other side, or quite small, like a gutter by the side of a road.
The picture is of a channel that has been worn into the rock by the waves of the sea.

C is for Chasm

A chasm is an extremely deep hole or fissure in the ground. Chasms are usually very large, big enough for a person to fall into.

C is for Cliff

A cliff is a near-vertical expanse of rock, usually found next to the sea or by the side of a river. Cliffs are usually caused by erosion.
A lot of people like to climb up cliffs, and many more people just like to look at them, or take photographs.

C is for Coast

The coast is where land meets the sea.
Some other words you can use instead of coast are shore and beach.

C is for Continent

A continent is a very large mass of land surrounded by ocean. There are seven continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and Antarctica.

C is for Crater

A crater is a large, circular hole in the ground that could have been caused by several different things. Craters can be many kilometers wide and very deep.
Craters are found on top of volcanoes, and they can be caused by meteors hitting the Earth. They are sometimes caused when the ground collapses above a large underground chamber like an old mine or a cave.

C is for Creek

A creek is a type of small river.
Another word for a creek is a stream.

D is for Dam

A dam is a large wall built across a river to change the natural flow of water and make a deep lake form behind the wall. The water from dams is often used to water farm or supply water to a city, or to make electricity.

D is for Desert

A desert is a large area where hardly any rain falls. Considering how little water there is in a desert, there is an amazing variety of life in most deserts, such as many kinds of cactus and a huge variety of reptiles and insects.

D is for Drain

A drain is a type of hole, usually attached to a drainpipe, where water can escape from somewhere like a bath, washbasin or road. The entrance to a drain is usually covered by a grate.
You can use the word drain to describe the process of the water leaving somewhere, or the hole through which the water escapes.