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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ISTHMUS

A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water

PLAINS

Nearly level land

UPLANDS

Rocky cliffs and steep valleys

HILLS

Raised areas of land

RIDGES

narrow chains of hills
Photo by Jeff Pang

ELEVATION

The height of land above sea level

LOWLANDS

Fairly flat lands that are lower in elevation

PENINSULA

A piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water

ESCARPMENT

A steep rocky cliff
Photo by NykO18

ISLAND

Areas of land completely surrounded by water
Photo by PhillipC

HIGHLANDS

Land that is higher in elevation

VALLEYS

Low ground between 2 hills
Photo by Kay Gaensler

MORAINE

Long hills that were one an edge of a glacier
Photo by sjorford

SILT

Particles of soil washed by flowing water that settle at the bottom of the lake
Photo by JonoMueller

TILL

Clay,silt, pebbles and larger rock

KETTLE

A scooped out area filled with melted ice

ESKER

A long snake shaped hill
Photo by jkbrooks85

KAME

A hill formed by streams of melting glacial ice
Photo by ejbaurdo

DRUMLIN

A drumlin is an overturned canoe or teardrop
Photo by LenP17

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