Post on 20-May-2015
What are Landforms?
Elena García Marín
What are landforms?
•Landforms are the natural shapes called landforms.
•There are many different types of landforms found on the earth: landforms of continental relief and landforms of coastal relief
What is a plain?
PlainA plain is
a flat area on Earth’s surface.
What is a plateau?
PlateauA plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.
What is a hill?
HillA hill is
a small elevation in the Earth's surface
What is a mountain?
MountainA mountain is
a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.
ValleyA valley is
a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
What is a depression?
Depression
A depression is
an area that islower than itssurroundings.
What is a canyon?
Canyon
A canyon is a deep valley
with very steep sides
What is a peninsula?
PeninsulaA peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
What is an island?
IslandAn island is land that is completely surrounded by water
What is an archipelago?
Archipelago
An archipelago is
a group or chain of islands together in a sea or ocean.
What is a coast?
CoastA coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.
What is a lake?
LakeA lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.
What is a river?
RiverA river is
a long flowing body of water
What is a cape?
CapeA cape isa pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea
What is a gulf?
GulfA gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
What is a bay?
BayA bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
What is a strait or channel?
Strait or channel
A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water