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Types of landforms
landform vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tallest landforms with steep slopes and tall peaks. Can be found in chains or ranges | mountain |
| smaller than mountains with rounded crests | hills |
| long narrow regions of low land between mountains or hills, sometimes has a stream along the bottom | valley |
| deep valley with steep sides; often a river or stream runs along the bottom | canyon |
| high landform with a flat surface; found along the tops of canyons | plateau |
| small plateau; means "table" in Spanish | mesa |
| broad, flat land | plain |
| a valley with a river running through it | river valley |
| the floor of a river valley on either side; the areas where water overflows its banks | flood plain |