1. Different Land and Water forms
Adapted from a PPT from Jefferson County Schools
By Patti Faini

2. Types of Landforms Mountain 6. Peninsula Hills 7. Isthmus
2. Valley Delta
3. Plain Canyon
Plateau
Island

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

4. Hills
A area of raised land that is smaller than a mountain.

5. Valley
A valley is a low area between higher lands such as mountains or hills/
                                          
               

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

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

8. Island
An island is a body of land that has water all around it.

9. Peninsula
A strip of land that is surrounded by water on three sides, like the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

10. Isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land.

11. Delta
Low land that is formed by deposition at the mouth of a river.

12. Canyon
A large crack in the earth formed by rivers or earthquakes. This is Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona.

13. Coast
A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

14. Water Forms or Bodies of Water
1. Lake Wetland
2. River Waterfall
3. Ocean
4. Strait
5. Bay
6. Pond

15. Lake
A lake is water that has land all around it.

16. River
A river is a long flowing body of water.

17. Ocean
Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth and are salt water.

18. Strait
A channel of water that connects two larger areas of water. Often used for shipping lanes.

19. Bay
An area of water that is mostly surrounded by land. Bays can be safe spots for boats to anchor.

20. Pond
A very small body of water surrounded by land.

21. Wetland
An area of wet, soggy land with many pools of water or with standing water.
Both a landform and waterform!

22. Waterfall
A place where there is a drop in elevation and water falls over a cliff or down rocks.

23. Now let’s review!

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

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

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

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

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

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