Different Land and Water forms By Patti Faini

Types of Landforms Mountain 6. Peninsula Hills 7. Isthmus 2. Valley 8. Delta 3. Plain 9. Canyon Plateau Island

Mountain A mountain is a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.                                      

Hills

Valley A valley is a low area between higher lands such as mountains or hills/                                                           

Plain A plain is a flat area on Earth’s surface.

Plateau A plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.

Island An island is a body of land that has water all around it.

Peninsula

Isthmus

Delta

Canyon

Coast A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

Water Forms or Bodies of Water 1. Lake 7. Wetland 2. River 3. Ocean 4. Strait 5. Bay 6. Pond

Lake A lake is water that has land all around it.

River A river is a long flowing body of water.

Ocean Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth and are salt water.

Now let’s review!

A _________ is water with land all around it. Ocean Island Lake Hint

What is the largest body of water on Earth? Ocean Lake River Hint

A _______ is higher than the land around it. Island Mountain Valley Hint

What is a flowing body of water? Plateau Lake River Hint

I am land and have water all around me. What am I? Island Coast Desert Hint

Congratulations!

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