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The different shapes of Earth's surface. Mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys,peninsulas, islands are examples of landforms.
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Landforms
The different shapes of Earth's surface. Mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys,peninsulas, islands are examples of landforms.
Plains
a large area of flat land
mountains
A large tall rocky area of land that come up out of the Earth's surface.
island
An area of land that is completely surrounded by water.
delta
A low water land that is formed at the mouth of a river
plateau
A large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it.
isthmus
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land.
peninsula
A strip of land that extend out into a body of water
valley
An area of low land beetween two mountains or hills.
Arcapeilago
A group or chain of islands clusterd together in a sea or ocean.
bay
is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land, and is usually smaller than a gulf.
biome
A regional ecosystem characterized by distinct types of vegetation,animals, and microbes that have developed under specific soil and climatic conditions.
climate
local weather conditions of an area like temperature, precipitation, humidity, sunshine, wind and other conditions.
grasslands
flat or rolling areas of land covered with grasses if located in North America they are called prairies or if in South America called pampas.
gulf
a large body of water that cuts deep into the land