Landforms 1 st Grade. Mountains A place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land...

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Landforms 1 st Grade

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Peninsulas A piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.

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Landforms

1st Grade

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Mountains• A place on Earth’s

surface that is much higher than the land around it.

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Peninsulas• A piece of land that

projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus.

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Islands • An area of land that is

surrounded by a large body of water.

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Plains • A flat area on Earth’s

surface.

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Valleys• A lowland area

between higher land like mountains.

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Plateaus

• A flat area higher than the land around it.

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Gulfs • A big body of water

surrounded by a land area almost completely.

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Rivers• A moving body of

water.

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Bays A body of water

partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea.

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LakesA large inland body of

fresh water or salt water.

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Questions

• Which body of water moves?

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Questions

• Which is higher, a mountain or a valley?

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Questions

• What’s the name of a body of land that’s surrounded by water?

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Questions

• What’s the thing that connects a peninsula to a larger body of land?

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Questions

• What’s the name for a body of water that’s only partially enclosed by land?

• (Hint: This body of water has a wide mouth.)