Landforms

For YOU in

grade two!

Landforms

There are many landforms on planet Earth.

Do you know what these landforms are?

mountains and hills

mountains

A mountain is a very high area of rocky land.

A mountain has sides and a peak (top).

hills

A hill is not a mountain. They are small, curved and cute!

Volcanoes

volcanoes

A volcano is a hole in the ground where gas and hot rock

can come out.

Some mountains are volcanoes.

Valley

valleysA valley is a low area of land between 2 mountains.

Rivers usually run in valleys.

oceans

oceans

An ocean is a very large area of salty water.

70% of the Earth is ocean.

rivers and lakes

lakes and riversA lake is a large area of fresh (drinking) water surrounded by

land.

A river is a moving water. Rivers run into lakes and oceans.

streams

streamsA stream is a small narrow river.

forests

forests

A forest is a large area of trees.

Rainforests are warm and rainy.

plains

plainsA plain is a very wide, flat area of land. Plains are also

grasslands. We learned about them in grade one.

Plains sometimes have trees.

deserts

deserts

A desert is a wide area that has very little rain.

Deserts are sometimes plains, sometimes not.

island

islands

An island is land that has water all around it.

Japan is an island. Jeju is an island, too.