Landforms of the World

Landforms of the World

The study of the Earth’s surface is

called geography.

The study of the Earth’s surface is

called geography.

The different shapes of land are called Landforms.

What is this?What is this?

archipelagoA group or cluster of islands

What is this?What is this?

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A narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses.

isthmus

What is this?What is this?

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land.

Bay

What is this?What is this?

A pointed piece of land that sticks out into the sea, ocean, lake or river

Cape

What is this?What is this?

A deep valley with very steep sides – often caused by a river.

canyon

What is this?What is this?

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

Gulf

What is this?What is this?

A narrow body of water that connects two bodies of water.

A narrow body of water that connects two bodies of water.

Strait

What is this?

Mass of mud and silt deposited by a river at its mouth.

Delta

Naming the Landforms

The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are five huge, connected lakes located between Canada and the USA.

1. Lake Huron

2. Lake Ontario

3. Lake Michigan

4. Lake Erie

5. Lake Superior

The Appalachian Mountains

Have rounded tops

The Rocky Mountains

Have pointed tops

Which one is older?

The Appalachian Mountains are older.

Over time weather and naturehave made thesemountains round.

Quick Review!!

1. A ______________ is the low land in between high mountains.

2. The largest bodies of water______________.

3. High land with steep sides and a flat surface is calleda _______________.

4. A group of the highest landmasses is _____________.

5. A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides________________.6. A body of land surrounded by water is a _____________.7. A body of water surrounded by land is a _________.

8. A _________is a large stream of flowing water.

valley

oceans

plateau

Mountain range

peninsula

islandlake

river

9. Cacti need little to grow, they usually are found in the dry Area and climate of the earth known as ____________.

10. Treeless area of flat land, this land is good for farming_______________.11. Land along a sea or ocean is called _____________.

desert

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