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LandformsOf the United States
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What are landforms?•Landforms are the natural shapes or features of the earth.
•There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.
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Bay
• Part of an ocean or lake, partially enclosed by land
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Canyon
• Narrow, deep valley with steep sides
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Cape
• Pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or lake
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Cliff
• The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
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Delta
• Triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river
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Desert
• Dry area where few plants grow
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Glacier
• A Large Ice Mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.
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Gulf
• A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land
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Harbor
• Sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships
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Island
• Body of land surrounded by water
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Lake
• Water that has land all around it.
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Marsh
• Soft, wet, low-lying, grassy land – transition from water to land
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Mountains
• Natural Elevation of the Earths surface, larger than a hill
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Ocean
• The largest bodies of water on earth, great expanse of salt water.
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Oasis
• Spot of fertile land in a desert fed by a spring
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Plain
• A flat area on Earth’s surface.
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Plateau
• Broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
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Peninsula
• A narrow stretch of land surrounded on three sides by water.
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Prairie
• Large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.
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River
• A long flowing body of water.
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Sea
• Relatively large body of water either part of an ocean that is partially surrounded by land or completely landlocked.
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Strait
• Narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water
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Steppe
• Wide, treeless plain
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Swamp
• Area of land that is saturated by water
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Valley
• Low land between hills or mountains
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Volcano
• Opening in the earth through which gasses and lava escape