Let’s Take A Journey Into The World of Landforms

Do Now: – –Get out a piece of loose-leaf paper. – –Answer the following question to the best of your ability Have you ever been to a lake, river, island or hill? If yes, please describe what you saw. Feel free to also draw a quick sketch. If the answer is no, tell me how a lake and an island are different. Draw me a quick sketch!

On the same piece of loose-leaf paper Make a t-chart. 2. Number your paper Do this twice. As we journey through this power point you guess the landform I am describing. PredictionsAnswer

Mountain What is a high and often rocky area of land with steep or sloping sides? What is a high and often rocky area of land with steep or sloping sides?

Valley What is a is low-lying area of land, often found between two hills or mountains?

Plain What is a large flat area of dry land, usually with a few trees?

Plateau What is an area of high ground with a flat or level surface?

Island What is an area of land completely surrounded by water?

Lake What is a body of water completely surrounded by land?

Coast What is the area where the ocean touches the land? (where the land and water meet)

Isthmus What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land?

Desert What is a dry, barren region with little or no rain?

Canyon What is a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquake?

Archipelago What is a group of many islands?

Delta What is a fan shaped deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers?

Types of Landforms 1. Mountain7. Coast 2. Valley8. Isthmus 3. Plain9. Desert 4. Plateau 10. Canyon 5. Island 11.Archipelago 6. Lake 12. Delta

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