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Earth’s surface has many natural shapes, or
features called
landforms
A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land
around it is called a
mountain
A landform that is a lowland area between higher lands
such as mountains is called a
valley
A landform which is a very deep valley with steep sides often made by a river cutting
through a plateau is a
canyon
The landform which is a flat area on the Earth’s surface
is called a
plain
A landform which is a flat area higher than the land
around it is called a
plateau
A landform which is a thin island near a coast is
called a
barrier island
A large natural stream of water. Water flows from one
end to another.
river
Land which spews lava from inside the earth
volcano
An inland body of water
lake
The largest bodies of water on Earth
oceans
A piece of land that extends into a large body of water.