Landform Review

Landforms

100

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

What is a valley?

200

Cone shaped mountain. Rock and ash come out of it. Has an opening at the top.

What is a volcano?

300

A large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the Earth's surface.

What is a mountain?

400

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

What is a plain?

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?

Landforms

100

A narrow valley with steep sides, with a river at the bottom

What is a Canyon?

200

A large dry region

What is a Desert?

300

Land that is formed by deposits of sand and silt at the mouth of a river

What is a Delta?

400

An area of land completely surrounded by water

What is an island?

500

The world's largest ocean

What is the Pacific Ocean?

Water Works

100

A place where water flows over a cliff.

What is a waterfall?

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?

300

An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.

What is an island?

400

An area of water that is surrounded by land.

What is a lake?

500

A low wetland where grass and trees grow

What is a swamp?

Other

100

The large body of slow moving ice.

What is a Glacier?

200

Land along the edge of a sea or ocean

What is a coast?

300

A narrow strip of land with water on both sides that connects to 2 larger pieces of land

What is an Isthmus?

400

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

What is a compass rose?

500

A piece of land that is surrounded on 3 sides by water

What is a peninsula?