The Great Plains A plain is very flat land.

Another example of plains. No hills or mountains can be seen!

A hill is land that rises above the land around it.

This is a house that was built inside a hill.

A mountain is the highest kind of land.

Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in the United States.

The top of Mt. Mc Kinley.

Mt. McKinley is located in Alaska.

A desert is a dry place with very little rain.

This is the Sahara Desert. It is located on the continent of Africa.

Animals in the desert have to adapt to the climate.

Desert flowers in the spring

An island is land that has water all around it.

The state of Hawaii is an island.

A valley is low lands between hills or mountains.

This is a valley in Yosemite National Park located in Sierra Nevada in the state of California.

Death Valley is the lowest point in North America.

A canyon is a very, very deep valley.

The Grand Canyon is a famous canyon in the United States.

The Grand Canyon is located in the state of Arizona.

A peninsula is land that has water on three sides.

The state of Florida is a peninsula.

A lake is a body of water with land all around it.

The five great lakes are …

Lake Huron Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Lake Erie Lake Superior

A river is a long body of water that flows across the land.

The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America.

This river runs through downtown Chicago

An ocean is a very large body of salt water.

Three ocean that border the United States are Atlantic Pacific Arctic

Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean