Our Beautiful World

Landforms Around

The

World

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Mountain Range

A group of connected mountains.

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Hills

• A raised area smaller than a mountain

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=Hills&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Plateau

A broad area of high, mostly flat land.http://www.wrangellsteliaspark.com/backcountry_treks/mt_wrangle_plateau/large/mt_wrangell_plateau-19.jpg

Piedmont

An area at or near the foot of a mountain.

http://www.my-italy-piedmont-marche-and-more.com/images/barolo2small.jpg

Basin

A low bowl shaped land with higher land around it.

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/photos/hike-of-the-week/Horseshoe%20Basin.jpg

Volcano

An opening in the Earth through which lava and ash poor out.

http://agoraevangelism.org/images/mayon_volcano.jpg

Rocky Coast

A coast line that has rocks surrounding it.

http://patokallio.name/photo/travel/Bahamas/Exuma/Saddleback_RockyCoast.JPG

Cliff

A large rock that drops off at the edge.

http://www.turrethotel.co.uk/Images/Cliff-of-Lynton-and-Lynmouth.jpg

Marshes

A swampy wetland area.

http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/thumb/4/48/Florida_freshwater_marshes_usgov_image.jpg/300px-Florida_freshwater_marshes_usgov_image.jpg

River

A body of fresh moving water.

http://esask.uregina.ca/management/app/assets/img/enc2/selectedbig/Frenchman%20River%20Valley,%20horizontal.jpg

Sound

A long inlet that separates offshore islands from the mainland.

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/0e/8c/84/milford-sound.jpg

Inlet

Any area of water extending into the land form a larger body of water.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Paterson_inlet_stewart_island_nz.ogv/mid-Paterson_inlet_stewart_island_nz.ogv.jpg

Fall Line

A river that goes over a edge.

http://www.forestwaterfalls.com/images/waterfall-23.JPG

Reef

A group of coral.

http://www.efarming.com.au/uploads/news_images/27/45/27/r189329_709746.jpg

Valley

A area between two mountains.

http://mikeandcara.org/Events/AKHI2005/AK/Juneau/GlacierValley.JPG

Oceans

We have four oceans on our Earth the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian.

A ocean is a large body of salt water.

http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/27875-blood_thicker_water.jpg

Pacific Ocean

This is a picture of the Pacific Ocean. http://

www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/171/pacific_ocean_image_t1677.jpg

Atlantic Ocean

This is a picture of the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.memorable-beach-vacations.com/image-files/florida-satellite-beach-atlantic-ocean-waves-surf-bird-640w-8900ect.jpg

Arctic Ocean

This is a picture of the Arctic Ocean.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/04_03/1arcticRTRS_468x598.jpg

Indian Ocean

This is a picture of the Indian Ocean.

http://images.travelpod.com/users/arewethere.yet/asia_and_beyond.1202130900.1-indian-ocean.jpg

Credits

Music from the movie Twilight.

Song; Bella’s Lullaby