Term | Definition |
Mountains | very high and rocky and can be pointed or round |
Hills | like mountains but only smaller. The wind and rain have worn some of them down. |
Valley | low land between two mountains |
Canyon | deep valley with very steep sides |
Plains | large areas of low, flat land |
Plateau | high like a hill, but flat on top like a plain |
Pennisula | land that sticks out into the water and is surrounded on water by 3 sides |
Desert | dry and sometimes sandy and can be hot or cold |
Swamp | low land that is always socked with water |
Delta | low water land that is formed at the mouth of a river |
Isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land |
Volcano | mountain or hill that has a crater or vent at the top. lava, rock, gas and vapors erupt from the Earth's crust |
Waterfall | cascade of water falling from a height and is formed when a river or stream flowing over a large incline |
Lake | large body of water surrounded by land |
Cave | large underground chamber, usually made naturally, on a hillside or cliff |
Mount Everest | the world's tallest mountain |
Grand Canyon | located in the United States |
Great Plain | the large flat part of the United States |
Island | small pieces of land surrounded completely by water |
Hawaii | state that is completely an island |
Sahara | hottest desert in the world |
Antarctica | frozen desert without sand |
Florida Everglades | swamp land in the United States |
Great Lakes | lakes located in the United States |
Five Great Lakes | Superior,Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario |
Super Man Helps Every One | way to remember the Great Lakes in order from left to right |
What help to create hills? | wind and rain |