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Landforms

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Valley
A low area of land between land or mountains
- Simi Valley

Plain
A flat region
- Caroni plain

Reef
A ridged jagged rock,coral, or sand just above or below the sea surface
- The Great Barrier Reef

Plateau
A area of relatively level high ground
- Mawson plateau

Island
A piece of land surrounded by water
- Hawaii

River
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea
-Mississippi River

Lake
A large body of water surrounded by land
- Shawnee lake

Mountain
A large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
-Mt. Everest

Strait
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas to a bigger body of water
-Agattu strait

Peninsula
A piece of land almost surrounded by water
- Arabian peninsula

Isthmus
A strip of land with a sea on both sides
- Isthmus of Panama

Archipelago
A group of islands
- belcher islands

Canyon
A deep gorge
- The Grand Canyon

Delta
Where the river flows into the ocean
- Ganges delta

Gulf
A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land
- Gulf of Mexico