-Inlet: is a thin channel of water that leads inland from the sea.
-Headland: is a small area of land that projects out into the sea.
-Plain: is a large,open,flat or slightly undulating area of land.
-Gulf: is an area of sea surrounded by land on three sides.
-Peninsula : is a large scale oheadland surrounded by water on three sides.
-Island: is a piece of land completately surrounded by water.
-Mountain: is a large landform that is higher than the surrounding land.
-Basin: is an area of land that is drained by a river or a lake and that is lower than the surrounding area.
-Valley: is a linear depression in the land.
-Plateau: is a flat area of land which sits a certain altitude above sea level.
-Oceanic ridge: is an underwater mountain range that general
ly covers a large area and reach high altitudes.
-Oceanic trech: is a long depression on the ocean floor that can be thousand of metres deep.
-Continental shelf: the undersea extension of continent that descends gradually to depths of around 400m.
-Continental slope: is a steep underwater area that links the continental shelf with the ocean floor.
-Abyssal plain: is a flat area of the ocean floor.
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