Landforms

To help our class respond to: http://jss-landforms-

2ndgrade.wikispaces.com/

Questions to Consider1) Have you been to this type of landform?

2) Is it in our state? Is it near your home and some place you often visit?

3) Have you been to this type of landform on vacation? Did you make a special trip to see this landform?

4) What did you think of this landform when you see it (or saw it)?

Write your answers in the notes section of the slide about the landform.

HillOne Tree Hill (Auckland, New Zealand)

• Rises less than 1000 feet above the surrounding land.

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MountainWasatch Mountains, Utah

• Rises over 1000 feet above the surrounding land.

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WaterfallRiver Porter Waterfall, Sheffield, England

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• Fall of water from a high place along a river.

BayNew Zealand - Muriwai, Maori Bay

• A part of sea or lake that pushes into the land.

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PlainsSerengeti Plains, Tanzania

• Flat lands with very little change in elevation.

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IslandHormoz Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

• A body of land surrounded by water on all sides.

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RiverFall River, Wisconsin

• A large natural stream of water flowing into a lake or ocean.

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PeninsulaStanley Peninsula, Hong Kong• A piece of land surrounded by water on

three sides.

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VolcanoNear Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

• Mountain of lava.

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MesaKatzimo (Enchanted Mesa)

• Steep sides, usually dry places.

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Canyon

• Deep valley with very steep sides often carved from the Earth by a river.

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PlateauColorado Plateau

• Flat level land that is higher than the land around it.

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OceanIndian Ocean

(near Diani Beach, Kenya (Africa)

• One of the four main masses of salt water.

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ValleyLittle Lakes Valley

Eastern Sierra Mountains, California

• Low area between two mountains.

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LakeLake Saint Peter

(east of Algonquin Park on the western reaches of the Ottawa Valley, Canada)

• A large body of water surrounded by land.

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GulfTunisia, Gulf of Gabes

(from the International Space Station - NASA)

• Water partly surrounded by land.

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CapeCape Meares, Oregon Coast

• A piece of land jutting into the sea.

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PrairieFunks Grove Prairie, Illinois

• Large expanse of grassland.

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Citations

• Hill: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_gin/2443837648/• Mountain: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironrodart/3777934592/• Mesa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpurrin1/2298543020/• Waterfall: http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthwatcher/634220499/• Bay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vtveen/491434180/• Plains: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lince/435083774/• Island: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamed/2476599906/• River: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbrekke/491100266/• Peninsula: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joschmaltz/753324276/• Volcano: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kahunapulej/326086995/• Canyon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandj98/303748914/• Plateau: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/2220167435/• Ocean: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/3501599139/• Valley: http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/2126365166/• Lake: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickharris/111717653/• Gulf: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/3812888838/• Cape: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete4ducks/2106095670/• Prairie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindenbaum/317333175/