9/26/12 – BR: Identify this landform Today: Identifying Landforms (what the volcanoes make)

Landforms Project – Due FRIDAY Design, draw, and color a map containing at least ten of the landforms we will discuss today. Demonstrate that you understand the various forms. Landforms – 20pts. Color Design – 10 pts. Creativity/Originality – 10 pts.

Types of Landforms Lake River Island Range Mountain Archipelago Channel Hill Valley Canal Divide Peninsula Volcano Bay Source Tributary Cape Plateau Strait Gulf Sea Isthmus

Peninsula

volcano A vent (opening) in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts and also the landform that is constructed by the erupted material. Pinatubo, Philippines

tributary

Bay a body of water surrounded by land on three sides. Hudson Bay, Canada

source The place where a river begins Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Cape A cape is a pointed area of land that extends out into a body of water. Cape of Good Hope South Africa

plateau A large flat land at a high elevation Central Siberian Plateau, Russia

strait A narrow deep body of water located between two land masses. The Bering Strait, North Pacific Alaska Russia

gulf an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay The Gulf of Mexico

sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land Mediterranean Sea

Isthmus A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas Isthmus of Panama Central America

lake The Great Lakes Northern United States - A body of fresh water.

river Amazon River – Brazil - A flowing body of water moving higher to lower elevations.

island Madagascar, Southeast Africa - Land surrounded by water on all sides.

range Andes Mountain Range West Coast of South America - A long narrow group of mountains

mountain Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia Tallest Mountain in the World -

archipelago Indonesian Archipelago, Pacific Ocean - A long narrow collection of islands

channel English Channel Between England and France - A long narrow strip of water between two large land masses.

hill Hills of Rome, Italy A short rounded rise in elevation

valley Indus River Valley, Asia - A low point between mountains or hills.

canal Suez Canal, Egypt - A man-made waterway

divide Continental Divide, North America - Line indicating the divergent slopes of a continent