Landforms of North America

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Landforms of North America
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Continent

• A large, unbroken land mass that is surrounded by
  oceans.
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Africa
• Australia
• Asia
• Antarctica

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Island

• A smaller body of land, surrounded by water, such
  as
• Hawaii

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Peninsula

• Another body of land,
• only surrounded by water on 3 sides.
• Attached to land on the 4th
• Such as
• Florida

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Lets compare these types of bodies of land

• Continent

• Island

Peninsula
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Bodies of Water

• Oceans
• Lakes
• Rivers

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Oceans
A continuous, large body of salt water that
covers the earth.
To the west of the United States is the Pacific
Ocean,
To the east, is the Atlantic Ocean.
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Lake
A body of fresh water that is surrounded by land.

• The Great Lakes
• Huron
• Ontario
• Michigan
• Erie
• Superior

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River
A natural stream of water that flows toward an
ocean or other body of water.
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Gulf
A large area of sea or ocean partially enclosed
by land.
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Lets Compare These Bodies of Water

• Ocean
• Lake

• GULF

• RIVER

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Areas of Land

• Plains a wide open area of low, flat, usually
  grassy land
• Wetlands low-lying areas at the edge of lakes,
• and streams where land and water meet
  (include swamps, marshes and bogs)
• Forest an area of dense trees and vegetation
• Desert an arid location, with less than 10 in.
  of rain per year

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Can you label each type of land?
Plains
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Forest
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Wetlands
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Desert
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Landforms with HighandLowElevation
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Mountain

• A land mass that rises above its
  surroundingswith a peak!

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Mesa

• An elevated land mass in the middle of a wide,
  open area with a flat top and steep sides

Mesa table
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Plateau

• An area of flat, elevated land with at least one
  steep side (cliff)

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Valley

• Any area of lowland between mountains or hills

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Canyon
Canyon

• A deep valley with steep sides between cliffs
• Common in arid areas
• In Spanish, canon means pipe or tube