Landforms

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What are landforms?

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Landforms shape the surface of the Earth.

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An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows.

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volcano

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A long, flowing body of water that is always moving. It flows into the ocean.

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river

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The land between mountains or hills.

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valley

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Land that is surrounded by water on all sides.

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island

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A place on Earth's surface where the land is much higher than the land around it.

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mountain

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Large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.

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ocean

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A flat region of low lands with grass and few trees

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plain

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Small, flowing bodies of fresh water that flows into rivers.

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stream

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A deep valley with very steep sides.

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canyon