Vocabulary
Kinds of Landforms
Kinds of Landforms
Kinds of Landforms
100

A small representation of Earth in a shape of a sphere.

Globe

100
A land that has water all around it.
Island
100
Give an example of an island.
Guam
100
A place on Earth's surface that is much higher than the land around it.
Mountain
200

The imaginary line around the middle of the earth It is a latitude line found at 0 degrees.

Equator

200
What is an example of a river? a. Rhode River b. Nile River c. Atlantic River d. Rocky River
b. Nile River
200
A hot and dry place with little or no rain.
Desert
200
Type of water that has land around it
Lake
300

A small representation of the earth in a 2-dimensional or flat surface.

Map

300
A low area between higher lands such as mountains.
Valley
300
The area where the ocean touches the land
Coast
300
A long flowing body of water
River
400

Imaginary lines on a globe that shows distance from the equator that separates the northern and southern hemisphere. The lines run from east to west.

Latitude

400
A flat area higher than the land around it.
Plateau
400
A flat area on Earth's surface.
Plain
400
What is the biggest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean