created by Brandy Magdos 2007 Earth’s Landforms and Features

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A galaxy is made of planets and billions of stars. We live in the Milky Way galaxy.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 The solar system is all the objects that orbit the sun.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 There are 9 planets in our solar system. celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/scripts.php

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 We live on Earth. The third planet from the sun.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A globe is a model of the Earth.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 The equator is the imaginary line that splits the Earth in half.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A hemisphere is half of a sphere.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 The Earth has 2 hemispheres.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 The Northern Hemisphere.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 We live in the Northern Hemisphere.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 The Southern Hemisphere.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere. astro.uchicago.edu

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 There are 4 cardinal directions.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A continent is a large landmass.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 We have 7 continents.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A country is smaller than a continent.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 There are 50 states in the USA.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A hill is a small rise in the land.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A valley is the land between 2 mountains.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A mountain is a large rise in the land.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A volcano allows molten rock to rise to the surface of the Earth.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 This is Mt Saint Helens, an active volcano in Washington State.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A prairie is a large flat area of land.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A forest has lots of trees in it.

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created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A desert is a place with little water.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 An ocean is a large body of salt water.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 There are 4 oceans in the world. Pacific Indian Atlantic Arctic

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A gulf

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A lake is fresh water surrounded by land.

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created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A stream is a waterway with a current.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A river is a waterway that flows from high to low spots.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A pond is a man made body of water smaller than a lake.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A peninsula is an extended piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A coast is where the land meets the ocean. dbaron.org/log/

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created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A beach is where there is a lot of sand meets the ocean.

created by Brandy Magdos 2007 A waterfall is a waterway that flows over the edge of the land.

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