Landforms and Bodies of Water Flashcards
Grade 3 · Social Studies · Flashcards
Study key vocabulary for Earth's major landforms and bodies of water.
Flashcards
- landform
- A natural shape or feature of Earth's surface
- mountain
- The tallest type of landform, with steep sides rising high above surroundings
- valley
- A low area between mountains or hills, often with a river running through it
- plain
- A wide, flat area of land — often fertile and good for farming
- plateau
- A flat area of land elevated above the surrounding ground
- hill
- A raised area of land smaller than a mountain
- river
- A large stream of fresh water flowing toward an ocean or lake
- lake
- A body of water completely surrounded by land
- ocean
- The largest bodies of salt water — there are five on Earth
- peninsula
- A piece of land almost entirely surrounded by water, connected to a larger landmass
- island
- A piece of land completely surrounded by water
- delta
- A flat, low area where a river meets the ocean and deposits sediment
- canyon
- A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved by a river over time
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