geographical features
Natural land formations
Geographical features are the natural and human-made characteristics that define a landscape or region.
Mountains, rivers, valleys, and coastlines are natural features; roads, cities, and dams are artificial ones.
The term appears in education, cartography, and travel writing: The map highlights the major geographical features of the Pacific Northwest.
Also called geographic features.
- mountainTall natural landmass
- mountain rangeSeries of connected peaks
- sand duneWind-formed sand mound
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- sea levelElevation reference point
ocean floor · tundra · valley · rolling hills · river · river delta · archipelago · volcanic island · fjord · mangrove forest · rainforest · lake · coral reef · plateau · chaparral · glacier · tree line · estuary
geographical featuresbuilt environment
Human-created physical surroundings
infrastructure · architecture · buildings · urban development · industrial facilities
geographical featurespolitical boundaries
Jurisdictional dividing lines
time zones · territorial claims · borders · property lines · economic zones
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