Landform Picture Dictionary

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Landform Picture Dictionary

• Created by Ms. Alihas 3rd Grade Class

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Bay

• A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves
  inward.

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Canyon

• A deep gorge, typically one river flowing through
  it,as found in North America.

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Canyon

• A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing
  thought it, as found in North America.

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Desert

• A dry, barren area of land especially one covered
  with sand, that is waterless and without
  vegetation.

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Gulf

• A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by
  land,with a narrow mouth.

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Harbor

• The a harbor is place on the coast where boats
  take shelter from storms.

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Island

• A piece of land thats surrounded by water

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Glacier

• A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by
  the accumulation and compaction of snow on
  mountains or near the poles.

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Mesa

• An isolated flat topped hill with steep sides,
  found in landscapes with horizontal strata.

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Mountain

• A large natural elevation of the earths surface
  rising abruptly from the surrounding level

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Mountain Range

• A line of mountains connected by high ground

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Ocean

• A very large expanse of sea in particular each of
  the main areas which the sea in divided
  geographically .

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Plain

• A large area of flat land with few trees.

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Plateau

• An area of relatively level high ground

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River

• A large natural stream of water flowing in a
  channel to the sea, a lake or another stream.

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Tundra

• A vast, flat, treeless Artic region of Europe,
  Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is
  frozen.

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Valley
A low area of land between hills or mountains
,typically river or with a stream flowing through
it.
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Volcano

• A mountain or mill, typically conical, having a
  crater or vent through which lava, rock
  fragments,hot vapor,and gas are or have been
  erupted from the Earth's crust.