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LANDFORMS. created by Greg Lail 5 th Grade Teacher Hillcrest Elementary School. What is a landform?. A landform is a recognizable, naturally formed feature that makes up the Earth's surface. Identify the following Landforms. The Hawaiian Islands. Islands.

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  1. LANDFORMS created by Greg Lail 5th Grade Teacher Hillcrest Elementary School

  2. What is a landform? A landform is a recognizable, naturally formed feature that makes up the Earth's surface.

  3. Identify the following Landforms

  4. The Hawaiian Islands Islands http://www.geo.arizona.edu/SGE/Hawaii_page/overview/hawaii.jpg

  5. Island An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water.

  6. Archipelago http://www.hawaii.edu/spauh/images/islands.jpg

  7. Archipelago An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

  8. Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Volcano http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/volcano_hawaii_kilauea_Puu_oo.jpg

  9. Volcano A volcano is a mountainous vent in the Earth's crust. When a volcano erupts, it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth.

  10. Atoll http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/Oceans-Beaches-Seas/Atoll.jpg

  11. Atoll An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

  12. San Francisco Bay Bay

  13. Bay A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

  14. Cape → Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cape_cod_bay.jpg/600px-Cape_cod_bay.jpg

  15. Cape A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

  16. ChesapeakeBay ← Estuary http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/234/MODIS1000018_md.jpg

  17. Estuary An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.

  18. Gulf

  19. Gulf A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

  20. Delta http://www.geo.uu.nl/fg/palaeogeography/pictures/delta_evolution/delta.jpg

  21. Delta A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. A delta is often (but not always) shaped like a triangle (hence its name, delta, a Greek letter that is shaped like a triangle).

  22. Cape Farewell, New Zealand ←Cliff http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/d/d7/20070302213510!Cape_Farewell_Arch.jpg

  23. Cliff A cliff is a steep high face of rock and soil.

  24. Fjord ↓ http://www.norwegianmoose.com/uploaded_images/fjords-718715.jpg

  25. Fjord A fjord is a long, narrow sea inlet that is bordered by steep cliffs.

  26. Isthmus→ http://eagle.csd49.org/classpages/panama_world.gif

  27. Isthmus An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.

  28. Peninsula→ http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_map/florida.gif

  29. Peninsula A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

  30. The Strait of Gibraltar Spain MediterraneanSea ← Strait Morocco Atlantic Ocean http://earth.imagico.de/views/gibraltar_new_small.jpg

  31. Strait A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

  32. Mississippi River ← River http://www.ecology.info/images/mississippi-river.jpg

  33. River A river is a large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

  34. Canyon Grand Canyon, Arizona http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/

  35. Canyon A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides - often carved from the Earth by a river.

  36. Mount Everest Mountain→ http://www.thegeminiweb.com/babyboomer/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/Mount_Everest.jpg

  37. Mountain A mountain is a very tall high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill. The tallest mountain on Earth is Mt. Everest.

  38. Mesa http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/photos/american_west/images/mesa.jpg

  39. Mesa A mesa is a land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas.

  40. Jackson Hole, Wyoming Valley http://www.jacksonholenet.com/images/content/maps/valley_summer.jpg

  41. Valley A valley is a low place between mountains.

  42. Great Sand Dune National Monument, Colorado SandDune http://members.cox.net/theuniverse/landscape/so_cal_sand_dunes.jpg

  43. Dune A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand

  44. Glacier http://www.glaciers.pdx.edu/robin/images/Shot%20looking%20up%20glacier%20from%20Heliocopter%202.jpg

  45. Glacier A glacier is a slowly moving river of ice.

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