1. Landforms
World Studies

2. source The place where a river begins
Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

3. river Amazon River – Brazil
- A flowing body of water moving higher to lower elevations.

4. tributary
A small river or stream that flows into another larger stream or river
The Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River.

5. delta
A river delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where a river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir
Nile River Delta, Egypt

6. lake The Great Lakes Northern United States
A large body of fresh water

7. sea
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
Mediterranean Sea

8. ocean
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean

9. gulf
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
The Gulf of Mexico

10. canal
Suez Canal, Egypt
A man-made waterway

11. strait A narrow deep body of water located between two land masses.
The Bering Strait, North Pacific
Alaska
Russia

12. peninsula An area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
Florida, USA
Yucatan, Mexico

13. island Madagascar, Southeast Africa
- Land surrounded by water on all sides.

14. mountain range Andes Mountain Range West Coast of South America
A long narrow group of mountains
Tallest Mountain in the World
Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

15. valley Indus River Valley, Asia
- A low point between mountains or hills

16. hill
Hills of Rome, Italy
A short rounded rise in elevation

17. Landforms Project
Design, draw, and color a map containing at least 10 of the landforms we discussed today.
This is not a real place this is a place you are creating
Label each landform on the map
Define each landform you draw on the back of your map using your notes from today
COLOR your MAP
BE CREATIVE but make sure it also makes sense 