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Landforms 2nd Grade
Second Grade Landforms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Valley | Lowland area between higher lands |
| Flood | Occurs when large amounts of water cover land that is normally dry |
| Canyon | has very steep sides |
| Barrier Island | a thin band of land near a coast |
| Landforms | Features of the earth's surface |
| Mountain | place that is much higher than the land around it |
| Glaciers | Huge sheets of ice |
| Volcano | erupts and lava flows onto the land |
| Plateau | flat area that is higher than the land around it |
| Plain | flat grassy area |
| Desert | hot dry land that is covered in sand |
| Peninsula | body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Island | land that is surrounded by water on all sides |