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Landforms

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VALLEY

  • Definition-a low area between hills and mountains.
  • Example-Calchaqui valley, Argentina
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PLAIN

  • Definitio-a large area of flat land with few trees
  • Example-Great Plains

REEF

  • Definition-a ridge of jagged rock
  • Example-Sulu Sea,Philippines
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PLATEAU

  • Definition-an area of relatively high ground
  • Example-Canyon Lands, National Park
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ISLAND

  • Definition-a,peice of land surrounded by water
  • Example-Fijian Island
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RIVER

  • Definition-a large natrual stream of flowing water
  • Example-Chico River,Philippines
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LAKE

  • Definition-a large body of water surrounded by land
  • Example-Castlewood Lake
Photo by Werner Kunz

MOUINTAIN

  • Definition-a large natrual elevationof the earth's surface
  • Example-Mount Everest
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STRAIT

  • Definition-a narrow passage of water
  • Example-Agate Pass,Puget Sound
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PENINSULA

  • Definition-a peice of land almost surrounded by water
  • Definition-a peice of land almost surrounded by water
  • Example-Arabian Peninsula
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ISTHMUS

  • Definition-a narrow strip of land with sea on one side
  • Example-The Sandy Isthmus
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ARCHIPELAGO

  • Definition-A group of Islands
  • Example-Ksamil Archipelago,Albania
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CANYON

  • Definition-a deep gorge
  • Example-Grand Canyon

DELTA

  • Definition-a nearly flat plain
  • Example-Sacramento Delta
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GULF

  • Definition-A deep intel of sea
  • Example-Gulf of Aden
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