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Landforms

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VALLEY

  • Low area of land between hills/mountains with a river flowing through it.

PLAIN

  • A large area of flat land with just trees.

REEF

  • a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the sea

PLATEAU

  • an area of relatively level high ground

ISLAND

  • A piece of land surrounded by water

RIVER

  • Natural stream of water flowing into a sea channel or another stream

LAKE

  • A large body of water surrounded by land

MOUNTAIN

  • A large steep hill.

STRAIT

  • A narrow passage of water connecting 2 large bodies of water

PENINSULA

  • A piece of land almost surrounded all the way by water

ISTHMUS

  • narrow strip of land with a sea forming a link between two areas of land

ARCHIPELAGO

  • A group of islands

CANYON

  • A deep gorge typically with a river flowing through it

DELTA

  • Area at the mouth of rivers where the mainstream splits up

GULF

  • A deep of the inlet sea almost surrounded by land with a narrow mouth