Types of LandformsDone by: Merlene Curtis

Grade: 4November 23, 2014

A landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins.

What is a Landform?

• Valleys• Plateaus• Mountains• Plains• Hills• Rivers

Types of Landforms

Valleys

A valley is a hollow or surface depression of the earth bounded by hills or mountains, a natural trough in the earth's surface, that slopes down to a stream, lake or the ocean, formed by water and/or ice erosion.

Plateaus

A plateau is a large highland area of fairly level land separated from surrounding land by steep slopes.

Mountains

A mountain is a highland area that is 600 meters above sea level.

Plains

Low area less than 100 meters above sea level

Hills

Hills are elevations of the earth's surface that have distinct summits, but are lower in elevation than mountains.

RiversA river is a body of fresh water flowing through a channel to the sea or ocean. Click to view video below

http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm

http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/valleyfl.htm

http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/plateaurh.htm

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