1 / 16

Landforms

Landforms. By Nicholas For Mrs. Rentz. Mountains. A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it. Peninsulas. A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus. Islands .

Download Presentation

Landforms

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Landforms By Nicholas For Mrs. Rentz

  2. Mountains • A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.

  3. Peninsulas • A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.

  4. Islands • An area of land that is surrounded by a large body of water.

  5. Plains • A flat area on Earth’s surface.

  6. Valleys • A lowland area between higher land like mountains.

  7. Plateaus • A flat area higher than the land around it.

  8. Gulfs • A big body of water surrounded by a land area almost completely.

  9. Rivers • A moving body of water.

  10. Bays A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea.

  11. Lakes A large inland body of fresh water or salt water.

  12. Questions • Which body of water moves?

  13. Questions • Which is higher, a mountain or a valley?

  14. Questions • What’s the name of a body of land that’s surrounded by water?

  15. Questions • What’s the thing that connects a peninsula to a larger body of land?

  16. Questions • What’s the name for a body of water that’s only partially enclosed by land? • (Hint: This body of water has a wide mouth.)

More Related