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Landforms
Mountains, Volcanoes, Islands, Deltas,Valleys, Desserts, Plateaus
Term | Characteristics + Formation |
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Volcano | -Made of lava and other materials -Looks like a mountain with lava coming out -Forms when magma from the earths surface bursts up |
Plateau | -Large areas of land that are tall and flat on top -Caused by magma below the earths surface pushing the land upwards |
Dessert | -Is dry and has lots of sun -Land areas where more water evaporates and comes back down as precipitation |
Delta | -Found at the edge of rivers, where they meet the ocean -Formed by dirt and sediment creating land |
Valley | -Located in the low area of mountains -Created by vegetation growing between the mountains |
Mountain | -Big and has hills -Steep sided -Formed when rock layers push together and forces the land upwards |
Island | -A piece of land surrounded by water -Caused by the eruption of volcanoes in the ocean |