1. Landforms 6 th Grade DIY 1.Take notes from this presentation 2.In your journals, draw a individual quick sketch of what each landform look like 3.Be sure to label each landform

3. Types of Landforms  Mountains: is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. Rocky Mountains Himalayas

4. Types of Landforms  Plateau: large highland, level land, separated from surrounding land by steep slopes  Plain: large flat area of land, very suitable for farming  Valley: t ypically a low-lying area of land, surrounded by mountains or hills. It can also be seen as a path between two mountains. Plain Plateau Valley

5. Types of Landforms  Canyon (gorge): deep valley between cliffs often carved from the Earth by a river - a process of long-time erosion Canyon  Desert: landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Desert

6. Types of Landforms  Delta: landform at the mouth of a river that flows into an ocean, sea, or lake, building outwards from sediment carried by the river and deposited as the water current is dissipated. Delta  Island: is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water. Island

7. Types of Landforms  Peninsula: surrounded by water on three sides. Delta Isthmus  Isthmus: narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses.  Strait and Channel: narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, man-made or natural Strait