1. Different Landforms

2. Types of Landforms 1. Mountain 6. Lake 2. Valley 7. Bay
3. Plain Basin
4. Plateau Desert
5. Island River

3. mountain
A mountain is a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.
                                     

4. valley
                                          
A valley is a low area between higher lands such as mountains.
               

5. plain
A plain is a flat area on Earth’s surface.

6. plateau
A plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.

7. Bay
A bay is part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.

8. Basin
A basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point.

9. ocean
Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.

10. coast
A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

11. desert
A desert is a hot dry place with little or no rain.

12. river
A river is a long flowing body of water.

13. Delta
A delta is a triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of the river.

14. Straight
A straight is a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.

15. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting to larger land areas.

16. A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.

17. Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides

18. Now let’s review!
Write only the number of the question and the letter of the answer.

19. 1. A _________ is water with land all around it.
Ocean
Island
Lake
Hint

20. 2. What is the largest body of water on Earth?
Ocean
Lake
River
Hint

21. 3. A _______ is higher than the land around it.
Island
Mountain
Valley
Hint

22. 4. What is a flowing body of water?
Plateau
Lake
River
Hint

23. 5. I am land and have water all around me. What am I?
Island
Coast
Desert
Hint

24. 6. Location tells us
A. Where it is B. What it’s like when I get there C. What famous people live there

25. 7. Place tells us the latitude and longitude of a place
What the area looks like, what the culture is like there, climate, landforms, etc.
what the address is

26. 8. Region tells us What famous people live in a given city
What the weather is like over time in a given place
What different areas have in common like climate or language or religion

27. 9. An example of Human environment interaction would be
Creating a drinking reservoir by damming a river
A map of the stars’ homes
Why people all over the world wear blue jeans

28. 10. An example of movement would be
Water carving a canyon over time
Refugees coming to the U.S. to find safety and bringing their culture with them
The fact that we live in a hot place with lots of oak trees

29. Congratulations!

30. Images are from:
Slides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19
Microsoft Office Clip Art
Slide 6, 7, 13, 18
The Print Shop 22