What Landform Am I? Hayley Henderson What is a landform? A landform is any natural formation of rock and dirt, found on Earth. A landform can be as large.

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What Landform Am I?Hayley Henderson

What is a landform?

A landform is any natural formation of rock and dirt, found on Earth. A landform can be as large as a mountain range, or as small as a hill. It can be as large as a continent, or as small as a pond. Geologists study how landforms are created, and how they interact with one another.

What am I?

A landform that is raised

steeply, forming

peaks, above the

surrounding terrain.

Mountain

Plateau

What am I?

A flowing, moving

stream of water.

Usually feeds water into an ocean, lake

or pond.

River

Ocean

What am I?

A body of land

surrounded by water on three

sides.

Peninsula

Isthmus

What am I?

a narrow strip of land

connecting two larger

landmasses. It has water on

two sides

Strait

Isthmus

What am I?

Flat level lands that have only

small changes in elevation and often covered in grasses.

Plain

Delta

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