Landforms Around the World By _____________

Streams- a body of flowing water

Deltas- low watery land formed at the mouth of a river

Floodplains- an area around the river where the elevation of the land is lower than other areas

Hills- a raised area or mound of land

Mountains/Mountain Ranges- a very tall, high natural place on earth (a range is a group of mountains)

Valleys- low place between mountains

Sinkholes- a place where the ground gives out and a hole opens up because of erosion

Caves- large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain

Canyons- deep valley with very steep sides often carved from Earth by a river 

Springs- a flow of water which emerges from the groundwater in the Earth’s crust

Dunes- hill or ridge made of sand which is shaped by the wind

Islands- piece of land surrounded by water on all sides

Volcanoes- mountainous vent in the Earth's crust

Glaciers- long-lasting slow-moving river of ice on land