LandformsLandforms

Landforms

Landforms are the natural shapes or features of the earth.

Landforms include mountains, valleys, plateaus, canyons, plains, and islands.

A mountain is the highest kind of land.

A mountain has a peak.

Mountains

Valleys

A valley is a lowland area between higher mountains

Plains

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

Canyon

A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides.

Plateaus

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

An island is land that is surrounded by water.

Island

Bodies of Water

Bodies of water are any accumulation of water that cover the earth.Bodies of water include river,

lake and ocean.

A lake is a body of water surrounded by land.

Lake

Ocean

Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.

River

A river is a long flowing body of water.

REVIEW OF LANDFORMS

MOUNTAINS: High steep,rocky land.

VALLEYS: Low land in between mountains.

PLATEAUS: Steep, sloped land with a flat top.

PLAINS: Flat, grassy land that stretches for miles.

ISLANDS: Land surrounded by water.

CANYONS: Deep valley.

PLAIN: Flat area.

REVIEW OF BODIES OF WATER

OCEAN: Huge body of water.

RIVER: Long flowing body of water.

LAKE: Small body of water surrounded by land.