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Introducing Land Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coast | the land along the sea |
| plains | flat areas of land |
| desert | a dry sandy area of land without water and trees |
| canyons | narrow valleys, with high, steep sides, often with a stream at bottom |
| volcano | an opening at the top of a high hill or mountain through which steam, ashes, and lava are sometimes forced out |
| continents | seven huge areas of land on Earth |
| landforms | different shapes of land on Earth |
| glacier | large pieces of frozen water that move slowly over the land |
| valleys | low landforms that have curved or steep sides and are found between or below mountains |
| destroy | put an end to something by damaging or attacking it |