Earth’s surface has many natural shapes, or

features called

landforms

A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land

around it is called a

mountain

A landform that is a lowland area between higher lands

such as mountains is called a

valley

A landform which is a very deep valley with steep sides often made by a river cutting

through a plateau is a

canyon

The landform which is a flat area on the Earth’s surface

is called a

plain

A landform which is a flat area higher than the land

around it is called a

plateau

A landform which is a thin island near a coast is

called a

barrier island

A large natural stream of water. Water flows from one

end to another.

river

Land which spews lava from inside the earth

volcano

An inland body of water

lake

The largest bodies of water on Earth

oceans

A piece of land that extends into a large body of water.

Has water on 3 sides.

peninsula

A piece of land that has water on all sides.

island

Huge sheet of ice that moves about 1 foot a day.

glacier