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Landforms Nathan Browne

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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VALLEY

  • A low area of land between hills or mountains
  • Kaghan Valley , Pakistan
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PLAIN

  • › A large area of flat land at low elevation
  • The Great Plains of the central United States of America
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REEF

  • A ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface
  • of the sea
  • Red Sea Coral Reef near Israel, Egypt and Djibouti.
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PLATEAU

  • An area of relatively level high ground.
  • A famous plateau is the Colorado plateau in Colorado
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ISLAND

  • A piece of land surrounded by water
  • Fair Isle, Scotland
6.

RIVER

  • A natural stream of water leading to sea or lake.
  • Kansas River, northeast KS
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LAKE

  • A large body surrounded by land.
  • Lake Tahoe , Nevada
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MOUNTAIN

  • A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising.
  • Mt. Everest, China
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STRAIT

  • A narrow passage of water connected two bodies of water.
  • Bab el mandeb, connecting the red seas to the gulf of Aden
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PININSULA

  • A piece of land that touches water on three side but is connected to land.
  • Horn of Africa, Africa
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ISTHMUS

  • Strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
  • Panama, Central America
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Archipelago

  • A group of islands.
  • The Bahamas
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CANYON

  • A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it
  • The Grand Canyon, Arizona
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DELTA

  • A landform that is formed at the mouth of a river, where the river flows
  • Into a ocean,sea, or body of water.
  • The Mississippi Delta
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GULF

  • A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.
  • The Gulf of Mexico

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