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1 Landforms: In Texas and around the United States
A landform is a natural structure on the Earth’s surface.

2 Galveston Bay, Texas A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land.

3 Grand Canyon, Arizona A canyon is a deep narrow valley with steep sides; it often has a stream or river running through it.

4 Palo Duro Canyon, Texas

5 Grand Canyon, Arizona

6 Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Wyoming

7 Guadalupe Canyon, Mexico

8 Cave with No Name, Texas A cave is a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain; usually formed by weathering and erosion.

9 Cave with No Name, Texas

10 Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
A delta is a large flat area of land at the mouth of a river. Deltas are formed by the deposition of sediments as a river flows into a gulf, bay, or ocean.

11 Brazos River Delta, Texas

12 South Padre Island, Texas
Dunes, sometimes called sand dunes, are hills of sand deposited by the wind; dunes are most often found on beaches and in deserts.

13 Monahans Sand Hills, Texas

14 Gulf of Mexico A gulf is a part of the ocean or sea that is partially surrounded by land. A gulf is larger than a bay.

15 Texas Hill Country A hill is a raised area or mound of land. Hills are not as high as mountains.

16 Galveston Island An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

17 Davis Mountains, Texas A mountain is a very tall, natural place on Earth’s surface.

18 Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
El Capitan in the Guadalupe Mountains is the most photographed mountain in Texas.

19 Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon
A valley is a long, low area of land, often with a river or stream running through it, that is surrounded by higher ground. The sides of a valley are not usually as steep as those of a canyon.

20 Canyon Valley Ranch, Texas

21 Enchanted Rock, Texas


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