landforms of the united states. landforms landforms are features that make up the earth’s...
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How are Landforms Made? Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water, and ice. The action physically changes the Earth’s surfaces, carrying and depositing soil, sand and other debris. Crustal movement and other tectonic activity inside Earth create landforms; mountains, faults, sinks, and volcanoes.TRANSCRIPT
Landforms of the United States
Landforms
Landforms are features that make up the Earth’s surface. There are many kinds of landforms like deserts, mountains and valleys.
How are Landforms Made?
• Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water, and ice. The action physically changes the Earth’s surfaces, carrying and depositing soil, sand and other debris.
• Crustal movement and other tectonic activity inside Earth create landforms; mountains, faults, sinks, and volcanoes.
BayA bay is a body ofwater that is
partly surrounded by
land.
GulfA gulf is a part ofthe ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by
land (it is usually
larger than a bay).
LakeA lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all
sides.
CapeA cape is a
pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake,
orriver.
MouthThe mouth of the river is the place where the river meets the sea or ocean.
SourceA source is the beginning of a
river.The photo is of Lake Ithaca, the source of the Mississippi River.
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TributaryA tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river. The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Mountain RangeA mountain range
is a series of mountains ridges alike in form, direction, and origin.
PlainPlains are flat
lands that have only
small changes in
elevation.
PeninsulaA peninsula is a body of land that
is surrounded by
water on three sides.
ValleyA valley is a low place between mountains.
DeltaA delta is a low,
watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream
in the river and are deposited in the delta.
IslandAn island is a
piece of land that is surrounded by water.
Now let’s see what you know!
• Get you response pads
Low land between hills or mountains
A. valleyB. desertC. bayD. plateau
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A. [Option 1]B. [Option 2]C. [Option 3]D. [Option 4]