U1:Landforms

U1: LANDFORMS

​A large body of salt water that covers most of the earth.

​​OCEANS

sal

​A large body of water surrounded by land.

​​LAKES

​Land that is taller than the land around it; taller than a hill.

​​MOUNTAINS

​An area of land with lots of trees.

​​FORESTS

Match

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Forests

Lakes

Mountains

Oceans

• Forests

• Lakes

• Mountains

• Oceans

Fairly open flat areas of grass.

​​GRASSLANDS

A body of water that flows on top of the earth's surface.

​​STREAMS

A large area of land, in a hot region with very little water, rain, trees, and plants.

​​DESERTS

​A large flow of water.

​​RIVERS

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Grasslands

Deserts

Rivers

Streams

• Grasslands

• Deserts

• Rivers

• Streams

​A steep, vertical, or overhanging piece of earth.

​​CLIFF

​A place where a river falls over a rocky ledge.

​​WATERFALLS

​A low area of land between two hills or mountains.

​​VALLEYS

​A deep narrow valley with steep sides

​​CANYONS

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Cliff

Waterfalls

Valleys

Canyons

• Cliff

• Waterfalls

• Valleys

• Canyons

​Tiny crystals of ice.

​​SNOW

​Water frozen in a solid form.

​​ICE

​A piece of land surrounded by water.

​​ISLANDS

​An area where a large group of people live close together.

​​Cities

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Snow

Ice

Islands

Cities

• Snow

• Ice

• Islands

• Cities

A number that can be shown as a part (fraction) of 100.

​​Percent

​The height to which something rises.

​​Elevation

Match

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Percent

Elevation

Hemispheres

• Percent

• Elevation

• Hemispheres