Landform Picture Dictionary

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Landform Picture Dictionary

• Created by Ms. Candelmos 3rd Grade Class

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Bay

• A broad inlet where the land curves inward.

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Canyon

• A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing
  thought it, as found in North America.

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Coast

• The part of the land near the sea

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Desert

• A dry,barren area of land, esp.one covered
  with sand,that is characteristically desolate
  waterless, and without vegetation.

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Glacier

• A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by
  the accumulation and compaction of snow on
  mountains or the poles.

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Island

• A piece of land surrounded by water.

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Harbor

• A place on the coast
• where vessels may find shelter.

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Mesa

• An isolated flat- topped hill with steep sides,
  found in landscapes with horizontal strata.

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Mountain

• A large natural elevation of the earths surface
  rising abruptly from the surrounding level.

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Mountain Range

• A line of mountains connected by high ground.

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Ocean

• A very large expanse of the sea is divided
  geographically.

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Peninsula

• A piece of land almost surrounded by water or
  projecting out into a body of water.

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Plain
A large area of flat land

• with few trees.

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River

• A large natural stream of water flowing in a
  change to the sea.

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Tundra

• A vast, flat, treeless Artic region of
  Europe,Asia, and North America in which the
  subsoil is permanently frozen.

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Valley

• A low area of land between hills and mountains,
  typically with a river or stream flowing throw.