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By: Meghan Padial

Why is the World Bumpy?

+ Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 3rd

Summary: The purpose of this instructional PowerPoint is to teach and inform students the different types of landforms and bodies of water that are seen across the globe.

Learning Objective: Students will be given the definitions of each type of geography as well as a video presentation allowing a visual representation of each type of landform and body of water. At the end of this presentation students should be able to identify pictures and label the accordingly.

State or Common Core and ISTE Standard: 3.4 Examine major physical and political features on globes and

maps, including mountains, plains, plateaus, mesas, buttes deserts, deltas, islands, peninsulas, basins, canyons, valleys, bays, streams, gulfs, straits, canals, seas, boundaries, cities, highways, roads, and railroads.

+Why is the World Bumpy? The world contains many natural “bumps” also

referred to as landforms. There are many different types of landforms across the globe. Also including some that are not bumpy.

The world also contains large amounts of water. These large amounts of water are called, bodies of water. However, not all bodies of water are large.

Throughout this presentation, you will learn about each type of landform and body of water that is around the world.

North America is commonly known for our mountains and our lakes.

+Definitions: Hill: a naturally raised area of land, not as high or

craggy as a mountain.

Island: a piece of land surrounded by water.

Lake: a large body of water surrounded by land.

Mountain: a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

Plain: a large area of flat land with few trees.

Plateau: an area of relatively level high ground.

Valley: a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

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Hill

Island

Lake

Mountain

Plain

Plateau

Valley

+Definitions Cont’d: Volcano: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a

crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

Waterfall: a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

Glacier: a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

Ocean: a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.

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Volcano

Waterfall

Glacier

Ocean

+Definitions Cont’dCanyon: a deep gorge, typically one with a

river flowing through it.

Desert: a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.

Pond: a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking.

River: a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

+Canyon

Desert

Pond

River

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Below is a video showing more pictures of each of the definitions you have just learned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8QNR_QJ2OM

After you watch the video, you can use these games to help better your understanding of the land and landforms.

https://jr.brainpop.com/science/land/landforms/matching/

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/maps/wl3.swf

+Review:

Definitions pg. 1

Definitions pg. 2

Definitions pg. 3

Once you have reviewed, click the arrow to continue on to the questions.

Review each of the definitions again.

+Question 1:What landform is being shown in the

picture below? A valley A hill A lake A plain

+Question 2:Name the body of water in the picture below.RiverOceanLake Pond

+Summary: Throughout this presentation, you should have learned

some characteristics, as well as a visual of what each landform and body of water look like.

Landforms give the earth natural barriers, vegetation, and also shelter. Landforms also give the earth pathways to exploration.

The bodies of water around the earth provide life. Without water on the world, there would be little to no life forms.

It is important to remember the importance of landforms and water. As stated above, without the two, life could be nonexistent.

+Credits: All definitions were taken from Google search.

Pictures are credited by the order they appear in the given definitions.

Hill: http://www.vietvet.org/assaulthill.htm

Island: http://www.privateislandsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mago-huge.jpg

Lake: http://www.astonhotels.com/resort/overview/aston-lakeland-village

Mountain: http://www.mountainprofessor.com/images/mount-ranier-mount-features-2.jpg

Plain: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2574/3756502942_0447bc54d8_m.jpg

Plateau: http://therearenoroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/plateau.jpg

Valley: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Kalalau_Valley_viewed_from_the_Na_Pali_Kona_Forest_Reserve_Pihea_Trail.jpg

+Credits Cont’d: Volcano:

http://www.eventscr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/arenal-volcano-daytime.jpg

Waterfall: http://dhwlijwe9jil7.cloudfront.net/files/2012/07/4/agile-development-vs-waterfall-development.jpg

Glacier: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/153_-_Glacier_Perito_Moreno_-_Grotte_glaciaire_-_Janvier_2010.jpg

Ocean: http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ocean-freashwater-aquifiers.jpg

Canyon: http://dreamatico.com/canyon.html

Desert: http://www.washingtoninst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/desert.jpg

Pond: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/Habitat/Pond/pond1.jpg

River: http://interactive.wxxi.org/files/images/highlights/danube_river_vienna_austria-wide.jpg

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