Name That Landform!
Flat areas of land often found in valleys.
Plains
A large body of water that surrounds a continent.
Ocean
Plateaus have flat tops.
True
How are mountains formed?
When layers of the Earth’s plates run into each other. Rock and soil push -up to form mountains over millions of years.
Landform
A natural feature of land made from rock and dirt.
Low land surrounded by hills or mountains.
Valley.
A large body of water surrounded by land.
Lake
A flood is a slow change on Earth.
False.
What happens when the Earth’s layers rub against each other?
An earthquake.
Scale
A way to compare the distance the distance between objects on a map.
A high area of land near a coast with a very steep side.
Cliff.
A natural flow of water that runs toward an ocean.
River
Mountains have steep slopes.
True.
Sand dunes are an example of this.
Deposition.
Erosion
When sand, soil, and rock are removed from an area.
A deep, narrow valley with high, steep sides.
Canyon.
A slowly moving mass of ice.
Glacier
Valleys are often used for farming.
True.
Four important things all maps have.
1. A Title
2. Key/Legend
3. A Scale
4. Compass Rose
Weathering
The breaking up of rock.
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
Peninsula.
A body of water partly enclosed by land.
Bay
Rivers contain salt water.
False
A farmer should do this to prevent good soil from blowing off his land.
Build a windbreak.
Deposition
When wind and water drop sand and soil in a new place.