Landforms

Landforms Naturally found features on the surface of the

Earth Those found underneath the ocean are

oceanic landforms

Oceanic Landforms

Human Environmental Interaction Landforms can help determine where people

live Describe the picture, as it relates to where people

live

Weathering Over time, landforms can change

What happened as the land bridge disappeared?

Weathering Can also create new landforms

Landform Definition Example

Archipelago (atlas)

Bay

Canyon

Cape

Delta

Desert (atlas)

Gulf

Island

Freshwater lake (atlas)

Saltwater lake (atlas)

Mountains (3)

Peninsula

Plain (atlas)

River (3) (atlas)

Tributary (river flow into) (atlas)

Landform Definition Example

Archipelago Group of islands Hawai'i, Florida Keys

Bay Coastal indentation of sea/lake into land

Tampa Bay, Green Bay

Canyon Deep valley with steep sides Grand Canyon

Cape Point of land extending out into body of water

Cape Cod, Cape Canaveral

Delta Area of land formed by deposits at mouth of a river

Mississippi Delta

Desert Area of land with little rainfall or vegetation

Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert

Gulf Large extension of sea partly surrounded by land

Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Alaska

Island Body of land completely surrounded by water

Oahu, Maui

Freshwater lake Body of freshwater completely surrounded by land

Lake Michigan, Lake Okeechobee

Saltwater lake Body of saltwater completely surrounded by land

Great Salt Lake

Mountains (3) Area of land rising much higher than the land around it

Mt McKinley, Mt Hood, Mt Whitney

Peninsula Long piece of land surrounded on 3 sides by water

Florida, Seward Peninsula, Upper Peninsula

Plain Large area of flat or gently rolling land Great Plains

River (3) Stream of freshwater flowing to another body of water

Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River

Tributary (river flow into) River that flows into a larger river Missouri River into Mississippi River