landforms natural features on the earth’s surface whenever you see me, click on me to learn more!

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Landforms Natural Features on the Earth’s Surface Whenever you see me, click on me to learn more!

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LandformsNatural Features on the Earth’s Surface

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A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on Earth.

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A hill is land that rises above the land around it; not as high as a mountain.

An island is a piece of land surrounded by water.

An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover most of the Earth's surface.

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A plain is flat land.

A valley is low land between hills.

A river is a stream of water that flows across the land.

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A lake is a body of water that has land all around it.

A landform can be as large as a mountain or as small as a hill. It can be as large as a continent, or as small as a pond.

Geologists study how landforms are created, and how they interact with one another.

Physical MapClick the picture to go to the interactive map.

LandformsNatural Features on the Earth’s Surface

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about landforms!