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Understanding Landforms and Their Types

Landforms are natural shapes or features on Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plains, formed by erosion, sedimentation, or movement. The document defines various landforms including bays, beaches, canyons, and deserts, explaining their characteristics and how they are formed. It provides a comprehensive overview of different types of landforms and their significance in the Earth's geography.

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Understanding Landforms and Their Types

Landforms are natural shapes or features on Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plains, formed by erosion, sedimentation, or movement. The document defines various landforms including bays, beaches, canyons, and deserts, explaining their characteristics and how they are formed. It provides a comprehensive overview of different types of landforms and their significance in the Earth's geography.

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LANDFORMS

 What are landforms?  Lake


 Bay  Mountain
 Beach  Ocean
 Canyon  Peninsula
 Cave  Plain
 Coast  Plateau
 Desert  River
 Glacier  Sea
 Hill  Valley
 Island  Volcano
 Waterfall
WHAT ARE LANDFORMS?

Landforms are the


natural shapes or
features on Earth’s
surface, as a plain,
valley, hill, etc.,
caused by erosion,
sedimentation, or
movement.
BAY

A bay is a body
of water that
extends into
the land.
BEACH

A beach is a
rocky or sandy
edge of land
along a body of
water.
CANYON

A canyon is a
deep valley with
very steep sides
- often carved
from the Earth
by a river.
CAVE

A cave is a
large hole in the
ground or in the
side of a hill or
mountain.
COAST

A coast is the
area where the
ocean touches
the land.
DESERT

A desert is a
hot dry area
with little or no
rainfall.
GLACIER

A glacier is a
long-lasting,
slowly-moving
river of ice on
land.
HILL

A hill is a raised
part of the
earth that is
lower than a
mountain.
ISLAND

An island is
land that is
completely
surrounded by
water.
LAKE

A lake is a
large body of
water
surrounded by
land on all
sides. Really
huge lakes are
often called
seas.
MOUNTAIN

A mountain is
a natural place

 
 
                                   
on Earth’s
surface that is
much higher
than the land
around it.
OCEAN

An ocean is a
large body of salt
water that
surrounds a
continent.
Oceans cover
more the two-
thirds of the
Earth's surface.
PENINSULA

A peninsula is
a body of land
that is
surrounded by
water on three
sides.
PLAIN

A plain is a flat
area on Earth’s
surface that
has only small
changes in
elevation.
PLATEAU

A plateau is a
large, flat area
of land that is
higher than the
surrounding
land.
RIVER

A river is a
large, flowing
body of water
that usually
empties into a
sea or ocean.
SEA
A sea is a large
body of salty water
that is often
connected to an
ocean. A sea may
be partly or
completely
surrounded by
land.
VALLEY

A valley is a

 
lowland area
                between higher
lands such as
                                 
mountains.
        
VOLCANO
A volcano is a
mountainous
vent in the
Earth's crust.
When a volcano
erupts, it spews
out lava, ashes,
and hot gases
from deep inside
the Earth.
WATERFALL

When a river
falls off steeply,
there is a
waterfall.

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