1. Landforms of the World The study of the Earth’s surface is called geography . The different shapes of land are called Landforms.

2. What is this? archipelago A group or cluster of islands

3. What is this? A narrow strip of land that connects two landmasses. isthmus

4. What is this? A body of water that is partly enclosed by land. Bay

5. What is this? A pointed piece of land that sticks out into the sea, ocean, lake or river Cape

7. What is this? part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay). Gulf

9. What is this? Mass of mud and silt deposited by a river at its mouth. Delta

10. Naming the Landforms The Great Lakes

11. The Great Lakes are five huge, connected lakes located between Canada and the USA. 1. Lake H uron 2. Lake O ntario 3. Lake M ichigan 4. Lake E rie 5. Lake S uperior

12. The Appalachian Mountains Have rounded tops

13. The Rocky Mountains Have pointed tops

14. Which one is older? The Appalachian Mountains are older. Over time weather and nature have made these mountains round.

16. 9. Cacti need little to grow, they usually are found in the dry Area and climate of the earth known as ____________. 10. Treeless area of flat land, this land is good for farming _______________. 11. Land along a sea or ocean is called _____________. desert plains coast