This word refers to all the kinds of landforms in a certain place.
What is topography?
100
This frigid continent is often called the South Pole.
What is Antarctica?
100
When these landforms melt, they leave sediment behind.
What are glaciers?
100
When the ground collapses, it can cause this to form.
What is a sinkhole?
100
This is the point where the river reaches the ocean. (Don't put a spoon in it!)
What is the mouth?
200
This landform is often found on the beach, unless the wind blows it to another place.
What is a sand dune?
200
This is the largest of all continents and includes such countries as China and Japan.
What is Asia?
200
When the wind blows in a sandy area, these can be formed. A strong wind can cause them to blow from place to place.
What are sand dunes?
200
When the wind carries sand, it hits rocks sharply. Over time the rock may wear away, changing its shape. When the shape of a landform is changed by wind or rain, it is called this.
What is weathering?
200
This landform is like a mountain, but is much lower, with rounded slopes.
What is a hill?
300
Brrr! This very chilly landform stays frozen all the time.
What is a glacier?
300
This is continent contains countries such as Canada, Mexico and yes, even our own United States.
What is North America?
300
This rock formation is tall, with a flat top. Erosion from running water forms it.
What is a mesa?
300
Erosion is caused when this water falls from the sky, causing ditches and gullies to form.
What is rain?
300
The Appalachians and the Rockies are names of these.
What are mountains?
400
This landform, found in the middle of the US, takes its name from its very flat surface.
What is a plain?
400
You would need a camel to cross the Sahara, which is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
400
This landform can stay quiet for many years. But when they erupt, they really blow up!!
What is a volcano?
400
This is what happens when a river overflows its banks, and the ground cannot absorb water quickly enough.
What is flooding?
400
This is a natural shape or feature of the Earth.
What is a landform?
500
This landform is much higher than the land around it. Hikers like to climb it.
What is a mountain?
500
In 1492, Christopher Colombus sailed from Spain to "discover" our country. Spain is a country on this continent.
What is Europe?
500
Rushing water of the Colorado River carved out this deep steep hole. It took millions of years to form.
What is the Grand Canyon?
500
This can happen after a very heavy rain, causing the earth to move down a slope.