Landforms
Published on Mar 23, 2016
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A land form is a feature on Earth’s surface that is part of a terrain. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are all forms of Major landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, valleys, canyons, and basins.
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An area that is completely surrounded by water. Madagascar and the Hawaiian Islands are islands. Cuba, Japan, The Bahamas, Philippines, Indonesia, And New Zealand are all islands. There are two types of islands continental and oceanic.
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A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. The rivers that are at the bottom of the canyon are called enchanted rivers. The deepest canyon in the world is The Yarlun zambo
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Deserts cover more than one fifth of Earth’s surface. More than one billion people live in desert regions. The only plants that can survive in the desert ar cacti. Global Warning threatens the economy of the desert.
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A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. Lakes vary in size. Lakes also vary in depth. The worlds largest lake is the Caspian sea in Europe and Asia. The world deepest lake is Lake Baikal.
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Oceans are large bodies of water than contain most of Earth’s water. All oceans only have salt water, not fresh water. The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. The ocean is home to many sea creatures. creatures include sharks, jellyfish, and starfish.
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The longest river in the world is the Nil No two rivers are alike.
Photo by Hammonton Photography
