These Landforms are usually very flat with few trees
What are plains ?
Name the five oceans
What are Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern and Arctic
These landforms are known for their explosive nature
What are volcanoes ?
____ is a moving body of water.
What is a river ?
This landform is created when mountains erode or when mountain swells up below the surface of the earth
What are Plateaus
Although not the tallest of landforms, these can still be difficult to climb, but fun to slide down
What are hills ?
A large body of water
What is an Ocean ?
These landforms dont really float on the ocean but they are completely surrounded by water
what are islands ?
A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water ?
What is a strait ?
These landforms are formed over thousands of years by compressed ice and snow
There is less oxygen at the top of these high altitude landforms
What are mountains ?
A large part of the ocean that extends into land
These landforms are found between mountains or hills ?
What are valleys ?
A large body of saltwater is called ?
What is an ocean?
An area of densely wooded land
What is a forest ?
These landforms are like a valley, but have very steep sides. They are usually formed by rivers.
What are canyons ?
A natural flow of water that runs through the land
What is a River?
This name is given to landforms that are surrounded by water on three sides
What are peninsulas ?
Water falling over a ridge or steep cliff
What is a Waterfall ?
An area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean
What is a Peninsula ?
This landform is very dry and has little/no water
What is a desert ?
A body of water completely surrounded by land
What is a lake
What three forces of nature cause the most change to landforms?
What are wind, water and ice ?
Waterways that are built by people and used for shipping and travel
What is a canal
A low place between mountains is called ?
What is a valley ?