Landforms

Landforms

What is a landform?

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Earth's surface has many different land features, called _________.

• deserts
• buildings
• cities
• landforms

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Large bodies of land that stick out into the water, but are still connected to the mainland (like Michigan and Florida).

• islands
• peninsulas
• seas
• rivers

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Pieces of land that are smaller than continents and are completely surrounded by water

• states
• islands
• pond
• lakes

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Dry air, little rain, high daytime temperatures, and lots of wind, usually made up of sand 

• jungle
• plains
• desert
• island

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Very deep valleys with steep sides, often formed by river erosion...

• canyons
• rivers
• plateaus
• mountains

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Low areas between mountains or other high areas; are often formed by rivers or glaciers

• valleys
• rivers
• plateaus
• mountains

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Openings in the Earth, lava flows out of these openings and builds up

• canyons
• volcanoes
• hurricanes
• valleys

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Flat areas - all the ground is about the same height and there are no high mountains or hills.

• mountains
• plains
• plateaus
• canyons

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Landforms that are much higher than their surroundings, rounded or tall and rocky on top

• mountains
• hills
• plateaus
• canyons

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Large sheets of ice that sit on top of land, found where it is cold, they move slowly over time

• rivers
• lakes
• glaciers
• icebergs

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Are natural streams of flowing water that empty into oceans, lakes, or other bodies of water

• rivers
• lakes
• streams
• oceans

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The ocean is divided into sections by large pieces of land called... 

• islands
• continents
• states
• rivers

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Large bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface 

• oceans
• rivers
• lakes
• continents