Landforms and Water
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What are landforms?•The natural shapes or features on the earth’s surface are called landforms.
•There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.
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mountain
A mountain is a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.
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hills
• Hills are rounded, raised areas of land that are not as high as mountains.
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valley
A valley is a low area between higher lands such as mountains or hills.
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island
An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.
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lake
A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.
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ocean
Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.
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coast
A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.
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desert
A desert is a dry area that gets very little rainfall.
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river
A river is a long flowing body of water.
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continents
• Continents are the seven largest masses of land on the earth. Can you name all seven?