Earth’s surface has many natural shapes, or
features called
landforms
A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land
around it is called a
mountain
A landform that is a lowland area between higher lands
such as mountains is called a
valley
A landform which is a very deep valley with steep sides often made by a river cutting
through a plateau is a
canyon
The landform which is a flat area on the Earth’s surface
is called a
plain
A landform which is a flat area higher than the land
around it is called a
plateau
A landform which is a thin island near a coast is
called a
barrier island
A large natural stream of water. Water flows from one
end to another.
river
Land which spews lava from inside the earth
volcano
The largest bodies of water on Earth
oceans
A piece of land that extends into a large body of water.
Has water on 3 sides.
peninsula
A piece of land that has water on all sides.
island
Huge sheet of ice that moves about 1 foot a day.
glacier