Post on 16-Dec-2015
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Landforms 1. Mountains
2. Hills
3. Plains
4. Plateau
5. Island
6. Peninsula
7. Bay
8. Gulf
9. Valley
10. Beach
11. Coast
12. Volcano
13. Ocean
14. River
15. Lake
16. Desert
Mountains
A mountain has 4 main characteristics
1. High, rocky land 2. Steep sides 3. Pointed or rounded top 4. Higher than a hill
Example: Himalayan Mountains
Hills
A hill has 2 main characteristics
1. Raised part of the
earth's surface
2. Sloping sides
Example: The Black Hills
Plains
A plain has 3 main characteristics
1. Large areas of land 2. Flat, or gently rolling
areas 3. Low in elevation
Example: • The Great Plains of central
USA
Island
An island has 2 main characteristics
1. Area of land2. Surrounded by
water
Example: Hawaiian Islands
Peninsula
A peninsula has 2 main characteristics
1. An area of land 2. Surrounded by water on 3 sides.
Example: Florida
Deserts
A desert has 3 main characteristics
• 1. Super-dry air
• 2. Little rain (less than 10 inches a year)
• 3. High daytime temperatures
Example: Sahara Desert
Bay
A bay has 2 main characteristics
1. Part of a body of salt water. (smaller than a gulf).
2. Reaches into the land.
Example: • San Diego Bay
Gulf
A gulf has 2 main characteristics
1. Large part of an ocean
(Much bigger than a bay.)
2. Reaches into land
Examples: The Gulf of MexicoThe Persian Gulf
Valley
A valley has 2 main characteristics
1. Low land2. Between hills or
mountains
Examples:Death Valley
Beach
A beach has 2 main characteristics
1. The sandy land
2. Where the ocean and shore meet.
• Example: Imperial Beach
Volcano
A volcano has 3 main characteristics
1. Cone shaped mountain2. Formed by rock or ash
thrown from the inside of the earth
3. At times, opening or depression at top
Example: Mt. St. Helen
Oceans
The ocean has 2 main characteristics
1. Large body of salt water 2. Covers 3/4 of the earth's
surface
Four oceans:1. Atlantic 2. Pacific 3. Arctic4. Indian Oceans
Rivers
A river has 3 main characteristics
1. Large stream of water 2. Flows through land 3. Into lake, ocean or
other body of water
Example: Mississippi River