Landforms
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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VALLEY
- A low place between hills
- Usually has a river flowing through it
- The Indus Valley is a famous valley between China and India.
- The river that runs through it holds a rare species of dolphin that is almost extinct.
Photo by Y. Ballester
PLAIN
- A large flat area of land with a few trees
- The great plains are located in North America
Photo by Wajahat Mahmood
REEF
- A Piece of jagged rock or coral just above or below the surface of the water.
- The Great Barrier Reef is a mosaic of 2,900 individual reefs off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia.
Photo by ninacoco
PLATEAU
- An area of relatively level high ground.
- Kukenan Tepui in Venezuela is a very beautiful plateau located in a national park.
Photo by fusionpanda
ISLAND
- A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.
- Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world.
Photo by dhilung
RIVER
- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
- The Nile is a north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.
Photo by marcp_dmoz
LAKE
- a large body of water surrounded by land.
- Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
Photo by Sam Ilić
MOUNTAIN
- A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- Mt. Everest is the worlds tallest mountain. It is 8,848 meteres above sea level.
Photo by blmiers2
STRAIT
- a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
- The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
Photo by shirokazan
PENINSULA
- A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
- The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula of Western Asia situated north-east of Africa.
Photo by ecstaticist
ISTHMUS
- a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
- Isthmus of Mansheya connects the island of Pharos to the mainland and Alexandria
Photo by Xerones
ARCHIPELAGO
- a group of islands.
- The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean
Photo by Stuck in Customs
CANYON
- A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.
- The Grand Canyon receives five million visitors each year
Photo by Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho
DELTA
- forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.
- Deltas form from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth
- The Mississippi delta is known as the most famous bird's foot delta.
Photo by Cost3l
