Landformsand

Water

What are landforms?•The natural shapes or features on the earth’s surface are called landforms.

•There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.

mountain

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

                                    

 

hills

• Hills are rounded, raised areas of land that are not as high as mountains.

valley

A valley is a low area between higher lands such as mountains or hills.

               

island

An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

lake

A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.

ocean

Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.

coast

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

desert

A desert is a dry area that gets very little rainfall.

river

A river is a long flowing body of water.

continents

• Continents are the seven largest masses of land on the earth. Can you name all seven?