LANDFORMSPhysical features on the

Earth’s surface

Physical processes

Weathering – the breaking down of land

Erosion – the movement of rocks and soil due to weathering or natural disasters

Deposition – the placement of rocks and soil that was moved;

P L A I N

A FLAT LAND THAT IS LOW IN ELEVATION

EXAMPLE:

MOUTH OF RIVER

The part of the river that empties into a larger body of water

Example:

L A K E

A large body of water that is surrounded by land on all sides

Example:

B A S I N A depression

in the earth’s surface that is usually surrounded by higher land(mountains)

Example:

MOUNTAIN RANGE

High pieces of land with steep sides caused by plate movement; subduction

Example:

ISTHMUS

A narrow strip of land connecting two landmasses

Example:

MOUNTAINA very tall, natural piece of land with steep sides caused by erosion

Example:

PENINSULA

A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

Example:

Plateau

An elevated flat land

Example:

RIVER

A large, flowing body of water that empties into the sea

Example:

SEA

A large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean

Example:

STRAIT

A narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water

Example:

VALLEY

A low land that slopes down between mountains

Example:

INLETA body of water that cuts into

land on the shoreline(also called a bay or cove)

Example:

DELTA

A low watery landform at the mouth of a river that looks like a triangle

Example:

ARCHIPELAGO

A group or chains of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean

Example:

CANYON

A deep valley with narrow sides created by erosion

Example:

ISLAND

A piece of land that is surrounded by water

Example: