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Land Forms

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VALLEY

  • A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through.
  • Hanging valleys

PLAIN

  • A large area of flat land with few trees.
  • Appalachian mountain Tennessee

REEF

  • A ridge or jagged rock,coral or sand just above or below the surface of seas
  • Belize barrier reef

PLATEAU

  • An area of relatively hight ground
  • Kukenan tepui- Venezuela

ISLAND

  • A piece of land surrounded by water.
  • Maui Hawaii

RIVER

  • A large stream of water
  • Mississippi River

LAKE

  • A large body of water surrounded by land
  • Lake Huron

MOUNTAIN

  • A large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly
  • From the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  • Rickey mountainous

STRAIT

  • A narrow passage of water connecting seas
  • Or two large areas of water
  • Bering strit

PENINSULA

  • A piece of land almost surrounded by water
  • Or projecting out into a body of water
  • Florida

ISTHMUS

  • A narrow strip of land with sea on either side
  • Forming a link between two large ares of land
  • Assos

ARCHIPELAGO

  • A group of islands
  • Hawaii

CANYON

  • A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing threw it.
  • Grand Canyon

DELTA

  • A low water land formed at the mouth of a river
  • The Nile river

GULF

  • A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth
  • Gulf of Mexico