Landforms Flashcards

Grade 2 · Social Studies · Flashcards

Study key landform vocabulary for 2nd grade Social Studies.

Flashcards

Landform: A natural shape or feature of the Earth's surface
Mountain: A very tall, steep landform that rises high above the surrounding land
Hill: A smaller landform with gentle, rounded sides, shorter than a mountain
Plain: A large, flat area of land, often good for farming
Valley: A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river
Peninsula: Land surrounded by water on three sides but connected to land on one side
Island: Land completely surrounded by water on all sides
Plateau: A flat area of land sitting high above the surrounding area
Mountain range: A long chain of connected mountains
Rocky Mountains: A large mountain range in the western United States
Great Plains: A vast flat region in the middle of the United States
Erosion: The process of wind and water slowly wearing away and shaping land
Volcano: An opening in the Earth's surface that can shoot out lava, helping form new land