Landforms World Studies

source The place where a river begins Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

river Amazon River – Brazil - A flowing body of water moving higher to lower elevations.

tributary A small river or stream that flows into another larger stream or river The Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River.

Delta A river delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir Nile River Delta, Egypt

lake The Great Lakes Northern United States - A body of fresh water.

sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land Mediterranean Sea

Ocean the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean

gulf an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay The Gulf of Mexico

canal Suez Canal, Egypt - A man-made waterway

strait A narrow deep body of water located between two land masses. The Bering Strait, North Pacific Russia Alaska

Peninsula An area of land that that is surrounded by water on three sides. Florida, USA Yucatan, Mexico

island Madagascar, Southeast Africa - Land surrounded by water on all sides.

Mountain Range Andes Mountain Range West Coast of South America -A long narrow group of mountains -Tallest Mountain in the World -Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia

valley Indus River Valley, Asia - A low point between mountains or hills.

hill Hills of Rome, Italy A short rounded rise in elevation

Landforms Project Design, draw, and color a map containing at least 10 of the landforms we discussed today.  This is not a real place this is a place you are creating Label each landform on the map Define each landform you draw on the back of your map using your notes from today COLOR your MAP BE CREATIVE but make sure it also makes sense