what are landforms
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What are Landforms?
• Plain• Plateau• Hill• Mountain• Valley• Depression• Canyon
• Peninsula• Island• Archipielago• Coast• Lake• River• Cape• Gulf• Bay• Strait or Channel
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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)
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What is a plain?
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PlainA plain is
a flat area on Earth’s surface.
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What is a plateau?
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PlateauA plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.
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What is a hill?
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HillA hill is
a small elevation in the Earth's surface
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What is a mountain?
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MountainA mountain is
a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.
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ValleyA valley is
a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
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What is a depression?
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Depression
A depression is
an area that islower than itssurroundings.
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What is a canyon?
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Canyon
A canyon is a deep valley
with very steep sides
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What is a peninsula?
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Peninsula
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
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What is an island?
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Island
An island is land that is completely surrounded by water
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What is an archipelago?
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Archipelago
An archipelago is
a group or chain of islands together in a sea or ocean.
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What is a coast?
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CoastA coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.
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What is a lake?
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Lake
A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.
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What is a river?
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River
A river is a long
flowing body of water
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What is a cape?
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Cape
A cape isa pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea
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What is a gulf?
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GulfA gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
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What is a bay?
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BayA bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
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What is a strait or channel?
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Strait or channel
A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water