LANDFORMS

3rd Grade

• Landforms are natural formations or areas of land.

WHAT IS A LANDFORM?

HOW MANY LANDFORMS CAN YOU NAME?

Hills Oceans and SeasMountains IslandsPlateaus PeninsulasCanyonsValleysPlainsDeltaCavesBaysGulfs

HILLS • A hill is a raised area of land with a rounded top.

MOUNTAINS

Mountains are landforms that rise high above the area around them. The top of a mountain is called the peak. A row of connected mountains is called a range.

PLATEAUSPlateaus are raised areas of land with a flat top.

VALLEYS• A valley is a landform that is

lower than the area around it. Valleys are found between mountains, hills, and plateaus.

CANYONSCanyons are deep valleys with very steep sides. Canyons are formed when rivers wear away at rocks for millions of years.

• Plains are wide, flat land.

PLAINS

• Deltas are triangular areas of land formed by deposits of fine soil at the mouth of a river.

DELTAS

• Bays are areas of water that have land on three sides.

BAYS

• Islands are areas of land that are surrounded by water

ISLANDS

• A peninsula is an area of land that has water on three sides. The state of Florida is a big peninsula!

PENINSULA

• Oceans and seas are the largest bodies of water on earth.

OCEANS AND SEAS

• Gulfs are large areas of ocean that are partially surrounded by land.

GULFS

• Caves are hollow holes in the earth.

CAVES