Earth’s LandformsEarth’s Landforms

Grade 2Grade 2

Lovelyn M. MataacLovelyn M. Mataac

LandformsLandforms

• Landforms are the shapes of the land on Earth's surface.

PlainsPlains

• Plains are large, flat areas.

PlateausPlateaus

• Plateaus are flat, raised areas of land made of horizontal rocks.

MountainsMountains• Mountains are lands that rise high above

the surrounding land.

• A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.

ValleyValley

• Valley is a low land between two mountains.

HillsHills

• Hill is a high landform that is lower than a mountain.

Mountain RangeMountain Range

• Mountain Range is a chain of mountains.

VolcanoVolcano

• Volcano is a mountain that has opening or crater.

PeninsulaPeninsula• Peninsula is a part of a plain that extends

out to the sea.

IslandIsland

• Island is a body of land surrounded by water.

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