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Landforms. Mrs. Cook. Landforms. Features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus. Volcano. An opening in Earth’s surface through which gases and lava escape from Earth’s interior. Island. A body of land surrounded by water. Strait. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Landforms Mrs. Cook

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Landforms• Features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains, valleys, and

plateaus.

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Volcano• An opening in Earth’s surface through which gases and lava

escape from Earth’s interior.

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Island• A body of land surrounded by water.

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Strait• A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.

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River Mouth• The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean.

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Sea Level• The level of the ocean’s surface, used as a reference point

when measuring heights and depths on Earth’s surface.

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Cape• A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or a lake.

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Bay• Part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.

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Harbor• A sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships.

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Marsh• A soft, wet, low-lying, grassy area located between water and

dry land.

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Delta • A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth

of a river.

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Flood Plain• Flat land alongside a river, formed by mud and silt deposited

by floods.

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Swamp• An area of land that is saturated by water.

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Butte• A raised, flat area of land with steep sides, smaller than a

mesa.

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Oasis• A spot of fertile land in a desert, supplied with water by a well

of spring.

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Desert• A dry area where few plants grow.

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Mountain• A natural elevation of Earth’s surface with steep sides, higher

than a hill.

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Prairie• A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.

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Mesa• A wide, flat topped mountain with steep sides larger than a

butte.

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Steppe• A wide, treeless plain.

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Valley• Low land between hills or mountains.

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Glacier• A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over

land.

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Cataract • A large, powerful waterfall.

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Canyon• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

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Cliff• The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain.

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Plateau• A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.