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LANDFORMS
3rd Grade
WHAT IS A
LANDFORM?
HOW MANY
LANDFORMS
CAN YOU
NAME?
• Landforms are natural formations or
areas of land.
Hills
Mountains
Plateaus
Canyons
Valleys
Plains
Delta
Caves
Bays
Gulfs
Oceans and Seas
Islands
Peninsulas
HILLS
• A hill is a raised area of
land with a rounded top.
MOUNTAINS
Mountains are landforms
that rise high above the area
around them. The top of a
mountain is called the peak.
A row of connected
mountains is called a range.
PLATEAUS
Plateaus are
raised areas
of land with
a flat top.
VALLEYS
• A valley is a landform that is lower than
the area around it. Valleys are found
between mountains, hills, and plateaus.
CANYONS
Canyons are deep
valleys with very
steep sides. Canyons
are formed when
rivers wear away at
rocks for millions of
years.
PLAINS
• Plains are wide, flat
land.
DELTAS
• Deltas are triangular
areas of land formed by
deposits of fine soil at the
mouth of a river.
BAYS
• Bays are areas of
water that have land
on three sides.
ISLANDS
• Islands are areas of land
that are surrounded by
water
PENINSULA
• A peninsula is an area
of land that has water
on three sides. The
state of Florida is a big
peninsula!
OCEANS AND
SEAS
• Oceans and seas are
the largest bodies of
water on earth.
GULFS
• Gulfs are large areas of
ocean that are partially
surrounded by land.
CAVES
• Caves are hollow holes in
the earth.