Michigan Lesson 3

What is a landform?

• Land that humans created.

• A natural feature of a land surface.

• An area surrounded by water on 3 sides.

• Five large lakes.

What do you call an area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides?

• mountain

• sand dunes

• glacier

• peninsula

What is the word that is how high a place is?

• elevation

• landform

• relative

• peninsula

What is a slow-moving mass of ice on earth?

• bay

• glacier

• sand dune

• mountain

What is an area completely surrounded by water?

• peninsula

• special purpose map

• island

• elevation

Five very large lakes that are located in the northern part of the US.

• Peninsulas

• Elevation

• The Great Lakes

• Sand Dunes

A body of water blocked off by land that connects to a larger body of water.

• island

• The Great Lakes

• elevation

• bay

A mount, hill, or ridge of loose sand that is made by wind.

• bay

• dunes

• island

• elevation

Maps that show specific characteristics such as forests, mountains, climate.

• Special Purpose Map

• City Map

• Peninsula