Landforms are natural shapes on Earth's surface and include plains, plateaus, hills, mountains, valleys, depressions, canyons, peninsulas, islands, archipelagos, coasts, lakes, rivers, capes, gulfs, bays, and straits. The document defines each landform and provides examples of major landforms found in continental relief and coastal relief areas.

1. Elena García Marín What are Landforms?

2. What are landforms? Landforms are the natural shapes called landforms. There are many different types of landforms found on the earth: landforms of continental relief and landforms of coastal relief

3. Plain A plain is a flat area on Earth’s surface.

4. Plateau A plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.

5. Hill A hill is a small elevation in the Earth's surface

6. Mountain A mountain is a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.

7. Valley A valley is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.

8. Depression A depression is an area that is lower than its surroundings .

9. Canyon A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides

10. Peninsula A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides

11. Island An island is land that is completely surrounded by water

12. Archipelago An archipelago is a group or chain of islands together in a sea or ocean.

13. Coast A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

14. Lake A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.

15. River A river is a long flowing body of water

16. Cape A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea

17. Gulf A gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

18. Bay A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

19. Strait or channel A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water