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1 Landforms

2 What is a landform? A natural feature of the earth's surface.
Natural – not built Physical feature – something you can see or touch. Like a mountain, tree, lake

3 Tallest Landform Large & steep Mountain

4 Cape Small piece of land sticking out into sea

5 Hill Raised area of land

6 What is the land like at the beach?

7 Volcano

8 Questions? Green, Yellow, Red?

9 Bay any inlet of an ocean, sea or lake that extends into the land

10 What is a depression? Basin
Earth goes down and collects water (like a big puddle)

11 Biggest canyon in the U.S.?
Guesses? Canyon Biggest canyon in the U.S.?

12 Difference between lake and ocean?

13 Cave

14 Questions? Green, Yellow, Red?

15 What is the climate like in the desert?
Dessert What is the climate like in the desert?

16 Can you think of any isthmuses?
narrow strip of land that connects 2 large landmasses and separates 2 bodies  of water

17 Lowlands

18 Waterfall

19 What continent has glaciers?

20 Questions? Green, Yellow, Red?

21 Can anyone think of any islands?
Guesses? Island Can anyone think of any islands?

22 Plateau Flat top and steep sides

23 Mesa Flat top and steep sides Flat top and steep sides

24 What is the difference between a mesa and a plateau?
A mesa is a medium size flat-topped hill or mountain. And a plateau is a really big flat-topped hill or mountain.

25 Wetlands aka swamps, marshes, & mud flats

26 River Closest Rivers?

27 Can you name a state that is a peninsula?

28 Valley long, low area of land between hills or mountain ranges


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