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Landforms
Landforms Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mountain | high, elevated rock with steep sides |
| canyon | steep, rocky walls cut out by a river |
| plateau | broad area of high, flat land |
| dune | sandy hill formed and eroded by wind |
| valley | low area of land between hills or mountains |
| glacial valley | low area between mountains carved by a melted glacier |
| riverbed | channel of land containing a river |
| plains | flat land areas covered by tall grasses |
| flood plains | flat land areas next to or covered by water |
| beach | sandy or graveled area beside a body of water |
| delta | alluvial fan-shaped deposit of land and minerals at the mouth of a river |