Different Land and Different Land and Water formsWater formsAdapted from a PPT from Adapted from a PPT from Jefferson County SchoolsJefferson County Schools

By Patti Faini By Patti Faini

Types of LandformsTypes of Landforms

1.1. MountainMountain 6. Peninsula6. Peninsula2.2. HillsHills 7. Isthmus7. Isthmus2. Valley2. Valley 8. Delta8. Delta3. Plain3. Plain 9. Canyon9. Canyon4.4. PlateauPlateau5.5. IslandIsland

MountainMountain

A mountain is A mountain is a place on a place on Earth’s surface Earth’s surface that is much that is much higher than higher than the land the land around it. around it.

                                     

HillsHills

A area of raised A area of raised land that is land that is smaller than a smaller than a mountain.mountain.

ValleyValleyA valley is a A valley is a low area low area between between higher lands higher lands such as such as mountains or mountains or hills/hills/

               

                                      

    

PlainPlainA plain is A plain is a flat a flat area on area on Earth’s Earth’s surface.surface.

PlateauPlateau

A plateau is A plateau is a flat area a flat area higher than higher than the land the land around it.around it.

IslandIsland

An island is An island is a body of a body of land that land that has water all has water all around it.around it.

PeninsulaPeninsula

A strip of land A strip of land that is that is surrounded by surrounded by water on three water on three sides, like the sides, like the Eastern Shore of Eastern Shore of Virginia.Virginia.

IsthmusIsthmus

A narrow strip of A narrow strip of land that land that connects two connects two large areas of large areas of land.land.

DeltaDelta

Low land that is Low land that is formed by formed by deposition at the deposition at the mouth of a river.mouth of a river.

CanyonCanyon

A large crack in A large crack in the earth formed the earth formed by rivers or by rivers or earthquakes. earthquakes. This is Oak This is Oak Creek Canyon in Creek Canyon in Arizona.Arizona.

CoastCoastA coast is A coast is the area the area where the where the ocean ocean touches touches the land.the land.

Water Forms or Bodies of Water Forms or Bodies of WaterWater

1. Lake1. Lake 7. Wetland7. Wetland 2. River2. River 8. Waterfall8. Waterfall 3. Ocean3. Ocean 4. Strait4. Strait 5. Bay5. Bay 6. Pond6. Pond

LakeLake

A lake is A lake is water that water that has land all has land all around it.around it.

RiverRiver

A river is A river is a long a long flowing flowing body of body of water.water.

OceanOcean

Oceans are Oceans are the largest the largest bodies of bodies of water on water on earth and are earth and are salt water.salt water.

StraitStrait

A channel of A channel of water that water that connects two connects two larger areas of larger areas of water. Often water. Often used for used for shipping lanes.shipping lanes.

BayBay

An area of water An area of water that is mostly that is mostly surrounded by surrounded by land. Bays can land. Bays can be safe spots be safe spots for boats to for boats to anchor. anchor.

PondPond

A very small A very small body of water body of water surrounded by surrounded by land.land.

WetlandWetland

An area of wet, An area of wet, soggy land with soggy land with many pools of many pools of water or with water or with standing water. standing water.

Both a landform Both a landform and waterform!and waterform!

WaterfallWaterfall

A place where A place where there is a drop in there is a drop in elevation and elevation and water falls over water falls over a cliff or down a cliff or down rocks.rocks.

Now let’s review!Now let’s review!

A _________ is water with A _________ is water with land all around it.land all around it.

A.A. OceanOcean

B.B. IslandIsland

C.C. LakeLake

HintHint

What is the largest body of What is the largest body of water on Earth?water on Earth?

A.A. OceanOcean

B.B. LakeLake

C.C. RiverRiverHintHint

A _______ is higher than the A _______ is higher than the land around it.land around it.

A.A. IslandIsland

B.B. MountainMountain

C.C. ValleyValley HintHint

What is a flowing body of What is a flowing body of water?water?

A.A. PlateauPlateau

B.B. LakeLake

C.C. RiverRiverHintHint

I am land and have water I am land and have water all around me. What am I?all around me. What am I?

A.A. IslandIsland

B.B. CoastCoast

C.C. DesertDesert HintHint

Congratulations!Congratulations!

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