what are landforms

What are Landforms?

• Plain• Plateau• Hill• Mountain• Valley• Depression• Canyon

• Peninsula• Island• Archipielago• Coast• Lake• River• Cape• Gulf• Bay• Strait or Channel

What are landforms?

• Landforms are the natural shapes of the Earth’s surface.• Landforms can be on land (landforms of continental relief) and in water too (landforms of coastal relief)

What is a plain?

PlainA plain is

a flat area on Earth’s surface.

What is a plateau?

PlateauA plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.

What is a hill?

HillA hill is

a small elevation in the Earth's surface

What is a mountain?

MountainA mountain is

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

What is a valley?

ValleyA valley is

a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.

What is a depression?

Depression

A depression is

an area that islower than itssurroundings.

What is a canyon?

Canyon

A canyon is a deep valley

with very steep sides

What is a peninsula?

Peninsula

A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

What is an island?

Island

An island is land that is completely surrounded by water

What is an archipelago?

Archipelago

An archipelago is

a group or chain of islands together in a sea or ocean.

What is a coast?

CoastA coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

What is a lake?

Lake

A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.

What is a river?

River

A river is a long

flowing body of water

What is a cape?

Cape

A cape isa pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea

What is a gulf?

GulfA gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

What is a bay?

BayA bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

What is a strait or channel?

Strait or channel

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water