Landforms of the World

What are the seven largest land masses on earth?

• mountains

• oceans

• continents

• islands

land rising high above the land around it, mostly made of rocks with steep, pointed peaks

• hill

• mountain

• valley

• canyon

A landform that is smaller than a mountain with rounded tops.

• hill

• mountain

• plateau

• canyon

A long, narrow body of water that usually connects to a lake or ocean

• ocean

• pond

• lake

• river

Land that is completely surrounded by water, many times they are formed by volcanoes.

• island

• plateau

• volcano

• canyon

A dry and dusty land, it receives little to no rain.

• plain

• valley

• desert

• canyon

Land that is higher than the land around it and has a flat surface on top.

• plateau

• mountain

• canyon

• plain

A body of fresh water surrounded on all sides by land. It can sometimes by salt water.

• river

• lake

• ocean

• island

Low land between mountains and hills. Part of East Tennessee is this landform.

• valley

• mountain

• canyon

• hill

The largest body of water on Earth, made of salt water.

• river

• lake

• pond

• ocean