What are landforms?

What is a mountain?

What is a valley?

What is a canyon?

What is a plain?

What is a plateau?

•Landforms are the natural shapes or features of the land.

•There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.

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

A valley is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.

A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides.

                                                        

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

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

What is an island?

What is a lake?

What is an ocean?

What is the coast?

What is a desert?

What is a river?

An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.

Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.

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

A desert is a hot dry place with little or no rainfall.

A river is a long flowing body of water.