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Land

forms. Land. This lesson will introduce some of the major kinds of landforms. Major Concepts. Landforms are features that make up the Earth ’ s surface. Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water and ice.

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Land

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  1. forms Land This lesson will introduce some of the major kinds of landforms.

  2. Major Concepts • Landforms are features that make up the Earth’s surface. • Some landforms are created by the action of wind, water and ice. • Mountains, faults, and volcanoes are created by the movement of the Earth’s crust and other tectonic activity. .

  3. Our Country's Landforms

  4. Mountains A high landform with steep sides; higher than a hill. Mountains are found on land and on the ocean floor.

  5. More Mountains…

  6. Plains Plains are flat lands that have little changes in elevation. The Great Plains are a large flat area of land.

  7. Plains of Africa

  8. Canyon It is a deep valley with steep sides, often carved from the Earth by a river.

  9. Valley It is a low area between hills and mountains where a stream often flows.

  10. Estes Valley, Colorado

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