1. Landforms

2. A landform is a natural feature of the earth’s surface
A landform is a natural feature of the earth’s surface. Mountains, hills, valleys, plains, and plateaus are all examples of landforms.

3. Oceans, rivers, lakes, and seas are also landforms.

4. Continent A continent is a huge body of land.
There are seven continents on earth.

5. Mountain
A mountain is a raised part of the earth’s surface. It rises up steeply and can be several thousand feet high. The top of a mountain is called a peak.

6. Appalachian Mountains

7. Rocky Mountains

8. hills Hills are gently raised land that have a rounded top.
They are not as high
as mountains.

9. Prairie / Plain
A prairie is a large, relatively flat treeless piece of land.

10. The Great Plains

11. valley
A valley is found between two higher pieces of land, such as hills.

12. Island An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.

13. Peninsula A peninsula is land that nearly surrounded by water.
The state of Florida is a peninsula.

14. Plateau A plateau is a high piece of land that has steep sides and a flat top.

15. Canyon A canyon is a very steep valley with very steep sides.
Canyons are formed by rivers that cut into the land.

16. Ocean An ocean is a very large body of salt water.
There are four oceans found on the earth.
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic

17. Lake A lake is a body of water that land all around it.
Most lakes contain
Fresh water.

18. River
A river is a long narrow body of water that flows through the land.
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States