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Landforms

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Valley: an elongated lowland between mountains
ex. Swat Valley in Pakistan

Plain- an large area of extremely flat land
ex. most of Kansas

Reef- a ridge beneath the surface of the water
ex. The Great Barrier Reef

Plateau- a high, flat land
ex. The Colorado Plateau

Island- an isolated, small landform in the ocean
ex. Hawaii

River- a fast moving body of water that leads to an ocean
ex. Kansas River

Lake- a natural body of water inside a landmass
ex. Shawnee Lake

Mountain- a tall hill on a landmass caused by a convergent boundary
ex. Pike's Peak

Strait- a narrow waterway that connects yo larger bodies
ex. Strait of Gibraltar

Peninsula- a piece of land with water on 3/4 sides
ex. Florida

Isthmus- the land version of a strait
ex. Isthmus of Panama

Archipelago- a group of islands
ex. Hawaii

Canyon- a cut through a mountain made by erosion
ex. Grand Canyon

Delta- a landmass formed at a river mouth
ex. Sacramento Delta

Gulf- a body of water surrounded on 3/4 sides by land
ex. Gulf of Mexico