Landforms

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Landforms

• 3rd Grade
• Social Studies
• Beth Dettelbach
• LaBelle Elementary

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Ocean

• A large body of salt water that surrounds
  continents.
• Oceans cover much of the Earth.

• The Atlantic Ocean

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Lake

• Lake Lanier

• A body of water surrounded by land.
• Most lakes have fresh water.

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River

• A long narrow body of water.
• Rivers flow downhill.

• The Nile

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Bay

• A body of water that is partially enclosed.
• It is usually smaller than a gulf.

• Chesapeake Bay

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Gulf

• A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is
  partly surrounded by land.
• It is usually larger than a bay.

• Gulf of Mexico

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Plain

• Broad area of land that is gently rolling or
  almost flat.

• Nebraska

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Coastal Plain

• A piece of flat land (plain) located along the
  coast.

• Atlantic Coastal Plain

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Plateau

• Vast, high area of land that was once mostly
  level.
• Many plateaus are cut deeply by canyons.
• Separated from surrounding land by steep slopes.

• Mt. Roraima-Brazil

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Hill

• Land that is higher than the land around it.
• Some hills are almost as high as mountains.

• California

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Mountain

• Land that is higher than the land around it.
• A mountain can have a sharp peak or a rounded top.

• Mt. Olympus-Greece

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Valley

• A valley is a low place between mountains.

• Glacier National Park
• Montana

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Island

• A piece of land that is surrounded by water.

• Adriatic Sea

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Piedmont

• An area of land formed at the foot of a mountain
  or mountain range.

• Virginia

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Peninsula

• A body of land that is surrounded by water on
  three sides.

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