This document defines and describes common geographic landforms. It explains that landforms are natural features on Earth's surface, and provides examples such as plains, mountains, valleys, canyons, plateaus, deserts, rivers, lakes, islands, peninsulas, oceans, and coasts.

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A landform is a natural feature
of Earth’s surface.

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

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

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

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A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides.

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

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A desert is a hot dry place with little or no rainfall.

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A river is a long flowing body of water.

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A lake is a body of water that is completely
surrounded by land.

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An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

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A peninsula is a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean,
surrounded on three sides by water

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Oceans are the four major bodies of salt water
that surrounds the continents

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A coast is an area where land borders the ocean.