The correct answer is - C. a canyon.
On the photo we can see a large river passing though rocky landscape with very steep slopes. The river, over time, had managed to carve through the rocks that are depicted, so the slopes are very steep, almost vertical, and in general the river doesn't have banks, but the slopes are its boundary.
This is a typical depiction of a canyon, which itself is defined as a deep gorge, where the slopes are almost vertical or vertical, the banks are mostly absent, and there's usually a river passing through.
The best known canyon in the world is the Grand Canyon in the United States through which is passing the Colorado River.