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Landforms of the United States
Landforms
Landforms are features that make up the Earth’s surface. There are many kinds of landforms like deserts, mountains and valleys.
How are Landforms Made?
• Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water, and ice. The action physically changes the Earth’s surfaces, carrying and depositing soil, sand and other debris.
• Crustal movement and other tectonic activity inside Earth create landforms; mountains, faults, sinks, and volcanoes.
BayA bay is a body ofwater that is
partly surrounded by
land.
GulfA gulf is a part ofthe ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by
land (it is usually
larger than a bay).
LakeA lake is a large body of water surrounded by land on all
sides.
CapeA cape is a
pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake,
orriver.
MouthThe mouth of the river is the place where the river meets the sea or ocean.
SourceA source is the beginning of a
river.The photo is of Lake Ithaca, the source of the Mississippi River.
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TributaryA tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river. The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Mountain RangeA mountain range
is a series of mountains ridges alike in form, direction, and origin.
PlainPlains are flat
lands that have only
small changes in
elevation.
PeninsulaA peninsula is a body of land that
is surrounded by
water on three sides.
ValleyA valley is a low place between mountains.
DeltaA delta is a low,
watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream
in the river and are deposited in the delta.
IslandAn island is a
piece of land that is surrounded by water.
Now let’s see what you know!
• Get you response pads
Low land between hills or mountains
A. valleyB. desertC. bayD. plateau
[Enter question here]
A. [Option 1]B. [Option 2]C. [Option 3]D. [Option 4]