Landforms

Landforms

by Caitlin Irwin

​Landforms

​Landforms are natural features on Earth's surface.

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​They are not made by humans.

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​There are many different landforms

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​bay -- a large area of water that is surrounded by land on three sides

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a bay?

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​coast --land that touches the ocean or sea

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a coast?

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​desert --a dry area of land that gets little rain

Multiple Choice

Which shows a desert?

Multiple Choice

The Sahara is the largest hot desert. It is on the continent of:

• North America

• Australia

• Africa

• Antarctica

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• island --a piece of land completely surrounded by water

Multiple Choice

Which shows an island?

Multiple Choice

Which United States state is an island?

• Hawaii

• Texas

• California

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​oasis -- an area inside a desert that has water and plants

Multiple Choice

Which shows an oasis?

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​peninsula -- a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

Multiple Choice

Which shows a peninsula?

Multiple Choice

Which United State state is a peninsula 

• Florida

• North Dakota

sand at the mouth of a river forming a triangle. ​

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Delta​

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Multiple Choice

The Nile River Delta is on the continent of:

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

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• prairie --wide, flat grassland

Multiple Choice

Which shows a prairie?

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​valley - an area between mountains

Multiple Choice

Which shows a valley?

Volcano

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an opening in Earth's crust that releases lava.​

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Multiple Choice

Which shows a volcano?

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rainforest -- a forest that is tropical and warm and gets a lot of rain

Multiple Choice

Which shows a rainforest?

Multiple Choice

The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon, which is on the continent of:

• Australia

• North America

• South America

Multiple Choice

Do humans make landforms?

• No

• Yes