Earth's Land and Water

Many people live on plains

• Because it's easy to travel and to farm on flat land.

• Because it's a good place for rock climbing.

• Because it's harder to grow food there

• Because the land is very cheap.

What is the landform between mountains or hills?

• A plain

• a highland

• a valley

• a cliff

Why do many people live near oceans, rivers and lakes?

• Because they don't like the desert.

• Because there are more mountains near water.

• Because they use water to drink cook, and farm.

• Because that sand near oceans is good for farming.

What kind of landform is just north of the Gulf of Mexico?

• Highlands

• Mountains

• Valley

• Coastal Plain

What is a landform?

• The way the wind or water wears away the land.

• A shape or feature on the earth's surface.

• Study of people, places, and the earth.

• The kind of weather that a place has over a long time

What is erosion?

• The way wind or water wears away the land.

• A shape or feature on the earth's surface.

• a study of people, places, and the earth.

• the kind of weather that a place has over a long time.

What is geography?

• the way wind, or water wears away the land

• a shape or feature on the earth's surface.

• the study of people, places and the earth.

• the kind of weather that a place has over a long time.

What is climate?

• the way wind or water wears away the land.

• a shape or feature on the earth's surface.

• the study of people, places, and the earth.

• the kind of weather that a place has over a long time.

A large area of land that is flat or almost flat

• plain

• plateau

• hill

An area of high land that often has steep sides and can be flat or hilly on top

• plain

• plateau

• hill