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What type of landform is characterized by a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often has a stream flowing through it?
What type of landform is characterized by a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often has a stream flowing through it?
Which landform is defined as wetland that forms as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water?
Which landform is defined as wetland that forms as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water?
What type of landform is characterized by a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level?
What type of landform is characterized by a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level?
Which landform is an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains?
Which landform is an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains?
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What landform is described as a broad area of level or rolling treeless country?
What landform is described as a broad area of level or rolling treeless country?
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Which type of landform is an often tropical woodland with a high annual rainfall and very tall evergreen trees forming a continuous layer on top?
Which type of landform is an often tropical woodland with a high annual rainfall and very tall evergreen trees forming a continuous layer on top?
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What landform is characterized by a point of land extending out into the sea or a lake?
What landform is characterized by a point of land extending out into the sea or a lake?
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Which landform is a broad, flat area of high land?
Which landform is a broad, flat area of high land?
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What type of landform is an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent?
What type of landform is an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent?
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Which landform is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?
Which landform is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?
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What landform is characterized as an area of land permanently saturated or filled with water?
What landform is characterized as an area of land permanently saturated or filled with water?
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What type of landform is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley?
What type of landform is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley?
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Which landform is an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains?
Which landform is an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains?
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What landform is defined as a grassland containing scattered trees?
What landform is defined as a grassland containing scattered trees?
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Which type of landform is characterized by a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it?
Which type of landform is characterized by a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it?
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What landform is characterized as a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out?
What landform is characterized as a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out?
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Study Notes
Landforms
- Mountains, plains, and plateaus are the main types of landforms
- A canyon is a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
- A cape is a point of land that extends out into the sea or a lake
- A delta is a wetland that forms as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
- A desert is dry land with few plants and little rainfall
- A glacier is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
- An island is an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent
- An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
- A mountain is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill
- A peninsula is a piece of land nearly surrounded by water or sticking out into the water
- A plain is a broad area of level or rolling treeless country
- A plateau is a broad, flat area of high land
- A hill is a rounded height of land lower than a mountain
- A rainforest is an often tropical woodland with a high annual rainfall and very tall evergreen trees with tops that form a continuous layer
- A savannah is a grassland (like in eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees
- A swamp is an area of land that is permanently saturated or filled with water
- A valley is an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains
- A volcano is a vent in the earth's crust from which melted or hot rock and steam come out
Bodies of Water
- Bodies of water are important for many reasons, including transportation of goods, travel, erosion, and vegetation
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Test your knowledge on different types of landforms such as mountains, plains, plateaus, canyons, capes, deltas, deserts, and glaciers. Learn about the characteristics and definitions of various landforms.
