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Landforms Around the World

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1 Landforms Around the World
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2 Streams- a body of flowing water

3 Deltas- low watery land formed at the mouth of a river

4 Floodplains- an area around the river where the elevation of the land is lower than other areas

5 Hills- a raised area or mound of land

6 Mountains/Mountain Ranges- a very tall, high natural place on earth (a range is a group of mountains)

7 Valleys- low place between mountains

8 Sinkholes- a place where the ground gives out and a hole opens up because of erosion

9 Caves- large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain

10 Canyons- deep valley with very steep sides often carved from Earth by a river 

11 Springs- a flow of water which emerges from the groundwater in the Earth’s crust

12 Dunes- hill or ridge made of sand which is shaped by the wind

13 Islands- piece of land surrounded by water on all sides

14 Volcanoes- mountainous vent in the Earth's crust

15 Glaciers- long-lasting slow-moving river of ice on land


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