LandForms
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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VALLEY
- Definition- a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
- Rift valley
Photo by Stuck in Customs
PLAIN
- Definition- plain is a flat region. Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also on plateaus or uplands at high elevations.
- Example- great plains
Photo by EricMagnuson
REEF
- Definition- a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Example- florda reef
Photo by betta design
PLATEAU
- Definition- An area of relative level high ground
- Example- Columbus plateau
Photo by brongaeh
ISLAND
- Definition- a piece of land surrounded by water.
- Example- Victoria island
Photo by Sprengben [why not get a friend]
RIVER
- Definition- noun a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
- Example- Kansas river
Photo by bluestardrop - Andrea Mucelli
MOUNTAIN
- Definition- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- Example- mt rushmore
Photo by Justin in SD
STRAIT
- Definition- a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
- Example- niagara river
Photo by Jamie In Bytown
PENINSULA
- Definition- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water
- Example- iberian peninsula
Photo by ecstaticist
ISTHMUS
- Definition- a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
- Example- Isthmus of Panama
Photo by Sharon Mollerus
CANYON
- Definition- a deep valley with steep rock sides and often a stream or river flowing through it.
- Example- grand canyon
Photo by puliarf
DELTA
- Definition- a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.
- Example- Mississippi river
Photo by ecstaticist
