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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.

 

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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 deepest part of a river.

Alyssa. 

 

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 

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  

field 

 x
 

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.

 

locks 

 
 

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                                                               

reef 

   

 

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.

 

 

 
Erosion  

  

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