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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 .

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Landforms

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  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.)

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