landforms

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Landforms

Landforms are the shapes that make up the earth's surface. Look on the internet to find images that you can use to show a londform listed on this page. Use one of these sites to help you find images or safe search google. Then look up a dictionary definition and post! Have fun! Don't forget to put your name on your work.

island	a piece of land surrounded by water. -Azriel
mountains	a steep elevation with a restricted summit area projecting 1000 feet or more above the surrounding land surface -Azriel
archipelago	A group of islands, a collection of islands, or an island chain. Andrea
aquifer	any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc. -Azriel
Atoll	A atoll is a ringed shaped coral reef. Lisa
bank	the rising ground bordering a body of water. Solest
bay	bootlenose dolphins live in shark bay and also sharks . bay are also body's of water. katelyn
bayou	A bayou is a body of extremely slow-moving stream or river.
beach	A beach is a landform along the shoreline of an ocean, a river, sea, or a lake..Ian1.
bluff	A bluff is a high rounded cliff in front of a plain or body of water. Jerimiah
Basin	The entire region drained by a river and its tributaries. Julia
branch	branch Anything that extends out or away from a main part. A branch of a river. JJustice
breakwater	A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away.Kayla
butte	A butte is a small hill that stands alone.chris
canal	Canal waterways used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods.Elliot
cape	A cape is a peace of land jutting into the sea. Christopher1
cave	A geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface or from the sea. Marque Ian
channel	The bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. Taylor
city	A large or important town. Skyler
Continent	any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica). -Azriel
cliff	A steep high rock face,esp one that runs along the seashore and has the strata exposed. Marque Ian
cloud forest	A cloud forest is a moist tropical or subtropical forest that is characterized by persistent low-level cloud. Kaylee
coast	the part of the land adjoining or near the sea -Azriel
cove	a cove is a small sheltered bay. its not like a cave bacause a cave is on land and a cove is near water and sand. the only similar thing about caves and coves is that it both provides shelter. coves are formed by differential erosion. RAYIN $KY
crater	The bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano or top of a geyser through which lava and gases are emitted. Marque Ian
dam	A dam blocks water from moving. Beavers make dams. A famous dam is the hoover dam. Will
delta	A river delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediments carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. -Azriel
desert	A dry area of land that is covered in sand. Deserts usually have almost no chance of rain. They can be extremely humid or warm. RAYIN $KY
dike	A dike or dyke in geological usage is a sheet of rock that formed in a fracture in a pre-existing rock body.
dune	A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert. Alyssa.
fall line	A fall line is the geographical line indacating the beginning of a plateau. Christopher1
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fjord		A fjord is a deep, narrow inlet of the sea between high, steep banks or cliffs. Jovian
foothills		Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the bottom of a mountain range. they are usually found at the base of a mountain range. 'Atsar
glacier		A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed of the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. RAYIN $KY
gorge		A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it. RAYIN $KY
gulf	an arm or a sea of ocean partly enclosed by land. -andrea
harbor	Is a body of water where ships boats,and bargesso they can seek shelter .	i saw a harbor with a lot of ships.
headland	a point of land usually high, and often with a sheer drop that extends into a body of water. joshua
hill	hill noun, a) a conspicuous and often rounded natural elevation of the earth's surface, less high or craggy than a mountain b) (in combination).marque ian

hoodoo	a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic form.JOSHUA
horizon		The line at which the earth's surface and sky appear to meet. RAYIN $KY
iceberg	iceberg noun, a large mass of ice floating in the sea, esp a mass that has broken off a polar glacier.Marque Ian
inlet	A narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water. Andrew

irrigated land

Isthmus	A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides of water, connecting to to larger parts of land.
lagoon	A shallow pond connecting with a larger body of water. Will
lake	lake noun, an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land and unconnected to the sea except by rivers or streams. Related adj lacustrine. Marque Ian
levee	A levee is a wall of earth and other materials built along the banks of a river to prevent flooding. Conrad.
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meadow	meadow noun, an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals. marque ian
mesa
mountain range
oasis	an oasis is a small lake in the desert. Jacob
ocean	ocean noun, a very large stretch of sea, esp one of the five oceans of the world, the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic.Marque Ian
pass
peak	peak noun, a pointed end, edge, or projection. marque ian
peninsula	A peninsula is a peice of land coverd by three sides! It's surounded by water. like Florida it's coverd by three sides of water. -Casey
piedmont	An area of rolling hills and beautiful valley lies inland from the coastal plains. this area is known as the piedmont. -Summer
pier	pier noun, a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc. marque ian
plain	A large area of flat land with few trees. Christopher
plateau	A "plateau" or a "high plain" or "tableland", is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively "flat terrain".RAYIN $KY
pond		A pond is a body of still water,usually smaller than a lake. Anthony
rain forest	a dense, usually tropical forest in a region having a high annual rainfall. Solest
rapids	a part of a river where the current is swift, caused by a steep descent of the riverbed. Solest landforms
reef	a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea. Jayce
reservoir	A natural or artificially constructed place used for the storage of water. Chloe
ridge
river		a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river. jerimiah.
sandbar	A ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the waves or currents. mika
sea	A sea is a large body of saltwater. There is 70% sea around the world. There is the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. But, each sea/ocean has some cute underwater creatures, and some terrifying. RAYIN $KY
seaport
shoreline
snowline
timberline
town	An urban area with a name,definded boundries and a local government, and that is larger than a village.alejandro
Tsunami		A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance. RAYIN $KY
valley
volcano
waterfall	A waterfall is water that is falling from a height that ends up in a river or a steam. Tasia
watershed	An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins,or seas. -Cale
wharf	a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload -Cale
Peninsula
Volcano	A volcano is a mountain that hes a pool of lava, when the pressure builds up, eruptions occur. What people are asking. How does a volcano erupt? Magma rises through the cracks or weakness in the Earth's Crust. -Jelani
Erosion	Erosion is when water flows for along time it starts to make a little outline of a hole not a deep hole a little small one, but if the water keeps flowing for a long time like years or decasdes it can make a whole new river maybe.