landforms and bodies of water. a landform is a kind of land with a special shape

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Landforms and

Bodies of Water

A landform is a kind of land with a special shape.

There are many different types of landforms.

HillLand that rises above the land

around it

PlainLand that is mostly flat

MountainThe highest kind of land

ValleyLow land between hills or mountains,

often with a river or stream flowing

through it

IslandA landform with water all

around it.

PeninsulaA landform that

has water on only three sides

Bodies of Water

OceanA very large body of salty water

RiverA stream of water that flows across the land

LakeA body of water that has land all around it

GulfA large body of ocean water that is partly

surrounded by land

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