Landforms
Famous Landforms
Water Works
Other
100

An area of low land between two mountains or hills, that is "U" or "V" shaped.

What is a valley?

100
One of the largest, most beautiful canyons in the world that is found in northwestern Arizona.
What is the Grand Canyon?
100
A place where water flows over a cliff.
What is a waterfall?
100

The largest continent in our world.

What is Asia?

200
Cone shaped mountain. Rock and ash come out of it. Has an opening at the top.
What is a volcano?
200

A large desert in Northern China and Southern Mongolia. Starts with a G.

What is the Gobi Desert?

200
A major body of water that covers large parts of the Earth. Usually salty and have names like Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, etc.
What is an ocean?
200

The Earth is divided into 4 of these. Two are above the equator and two are below it.

What are hemispheres?

300
A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth's surface.
What is a mountain?
300

There are two of these on Earth, one is very far North and the other is very far South.

What are the poles.

300
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
What is an island?
300

Different types of landforms or climates may be better or worse for some.

What is farming or growing food?

400
A large low area of flat land that is often grassy. (Also a homophone!)
What is a plain?
400

An island in the Pacific ocean. The only place where the kiwi bird can be found.

What is New Zealand?

400

An area of water that is surrounded by land.

What is a lake?

400

Every map needs one of these so you know which direction to go or face.

What is a compass rose?

500
A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it. Can be an elevated plain.
What is a plateau?
500

The world's largest collection of coral is here on the coast of Australia.

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

500

A landform where there is very little rain. It can be hot or cold.

What is a desert?

500

This can break away at the earth to create different landforms. Starts with the /er/ sound

What is erosion?