LANDFORMS. mountain A landform high above the land around it.
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LANDFORMS
mountain
A landform high above the land around it.
Huayna Picchu
hill
A high place on Earth´s surface; not as high as a mountain
valley
A low, narrow area between hills or moutains.
plateau
A plain that is higher than the land around it
Markawasi Plateau
volcano
An opening in Earth´s crust; pressure inside the earth forces hot melted rock up
El Misti
lake
A body of water surrounded by land
Lake Titicaca
plain
A large, mostly flat area mainly of grass.
(on the road to Puno)
glacier
A large, moving body of ice that moves downhill.
(in the Andes)
ocean
The body of salt water that covers almost ¾ of Earth´s surface
Chorrillos
coast
The land next to the ocean
Costa Verde
river
A large natural stream of moving water.
Rimac River
island
An area of land surrounded totally by water
An island on lake Titicaca
desert
A barren (empty) dry area
Ica
canyon
A deep V-shaped valley cut by a river through strong rock
Colca Canyon
peninsula
A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
waterfall
A place in a river where water spills suddenly downward
Las Cataratas Las Tres Hermanas - Rio Cutivireni
