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Landforms The form or shape of part of the Earth’s surface.

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1 Landforms The form or shape of part of the Earth’s surface.
There are many different landforms on the seven continents.

2 Continents The seven large pieces of land that make up earth.

3 Ocean A body of salt water that covers 75% of the Earth’s surface.

4 Mountains Land masses that rise above the surrounding land.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.

5 Hills Rounded raised land that was once a mountain.

6 Desert Dry barren land receiving less than 10 inches of rain annually.
The Sahara Desert in Africa

7 Plateau A high flat area of land with steep sides.

8 Canyon A deep valley with steep sides
The Grand Canyon is located in Northwestern Arizona.

9 Island Areas of land surrounded on all sides by water.

10 Peninsula A peninsulas are connected to a mainland and are nearly surrounded by water. The state of Florida is pictured above.

11 Glaciers Glaciers are gigantic rivers of snow and ice.

12 Valley A low area of land between hills or mountains

13 River A large natural stream of water

14 Coastline The boundary between the land and an ocean or lake


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