This document defines and provides brief descriptions of different types of landforms. It explains that mountains are the highest kind of land with peaks, hills rise above surrounding land with rounded tops, islands are surrounded by water, deserts are dry with few plants due to lack of rain, rivers are long bodies of flowing water through land, lakes are bodies of water surrounded by land, oceans are large bodies of salty water covering large areas, plains are flat land, valleys are low land between hills or mountains, and plateaus are large elevated areas rising steeply above surrounding land.

2. Mountain A mountain is the highest kind of land. A mountain has a peak.

3. Hill A hill is land that rises above the land around it. A hill has a rounded top.

4. Island An island is land that has water on all sides.

5. Desert A desert is dry land with few plants. A desert does not get much rain.

6. River A river is a long body of water that flows through the land.

7. Lake A lake is a body of water that has land on all sides.

8. Ocean An Ocean is a very large body of salty water that covers a large area.

9. Plain A plain is flat land.

10. Valley A valley is low land between hills or mountains.

11. Plateau A plateau is a large area that rises steeply above the surrounding land..