1. Landforms 6 th Grade Geography

2. What are you learning: Today I will learn about different landforms and physical features So that I can recognize and interpret landforms on maps I Know I will have it when I can define and describe 10 landforms to my partner.

3. Landforms: natural features of the landscape, natural physical features of the earth's surface

4. Landforms  Basin  Canal  Delta  Isthmus  Peninsula  Mesa  Plain  Plateaus  Port  Strait  Tributary  Glacier  Bay  Valley  Canyon  Island

5. Basin  A bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higher land

6. Canal  Narrow waterway dug across land mainly for ship travel

7. Delta  A sometimes triangle shaped area of land at the mouth of a river

8. Isthmus  A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

9. Peninsulas  A piece of land that projects into a body of water. Water is on all 3 sides.

10. Mesa  Flat-topped mountain with steep sides  Means table in Spanish

11. Plains  A flat area on Earth’s surface.

12. Plateaus  A high wide area of flat land with steep sides.

13. Port  A place, usually in a harbor, where ships safely load and unload

14. Strait  A narrow channel of water joining two larger bodies of water.

15. Tributary  A stream or river that runs into a larger river

16. Glacier  Large ice mass that moves slowly down mountains or across land Alpine glaciers found in mountains Continental glaciers cover large parts of a continent.

17. Bay  A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, giving access to the sea or ocean

18. Valley  A valley is a low, wide area between higher lands such as mountains.

19. Canyon  A canyon is a steep gorge with very high sides and a minimal valley floor. A canyon is narrower and steeper than a valley. Can be caused by erosion.

20. Island  An island is land that has water all around it.