The document lists and briefly describes 10 major types of landforms: 1) volcanoes, 2) mountains, 3) plains, 4) deserts, 5) canyons, 6) valleys, 7) waterfalls, 8) rainforests, 9) islands, and 10) beaches. It provides a short 1-2 sentence definition for each landform and includes linked references and videos for additional information.

2. 10 Major Types of Landforms
• 1. Volcanoes 6. Valleys
• 2. Mountains 7. Waterfalls
• 3. Plains 8. Rainforests
• 4. Deserts 9. Islands
• 5. Canyons 10. Beaches

3. • A mountain in which
Volcanoes
molten rock erupts through
the surface.
• The name is derived from
“Vulcan” the god of fire in
Roman mythology.
• Click on the link to answer
the following question:
What causes Volcanoes to
erupt?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/mountains/volcanoes.htm

4. Mountains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbhvnHoKw3g&feature=related

5. Plains & Deserts
Plains Deserts
• Large area of flat land with • 4 major types—hot and dry,
few trees semiarid, coastal, and cold
• Very smooth land • Less than 50 cm/year of
• 1/3 of Earth’s land is made rainfall
of plains • 1/5 of Earth’s land is made
of desserts

6. • Deep narrow valleys in the
Canyons
Earth’s crust.
• They are bound by cliffs
and cut by erosion.
• Click on the link to discover
the different types of
canyons and discover one
of the 7 natural wonders of
the world.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/s
urface-of-the-earth/canyons-article/

7. Valleys
An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains,
hills, or other uplands with a river or stream running
along its base.

8. Waterfalls
A place where flowing water rapidly
drops in elevation as it flows over a
steep region or cliff.
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=LFIsruWANfo

9. Rainforests
A dense evergreen forest with yearly rainfall of at
least 160 inches and most are in tropical regions.

10. ISLANDS & BEACHES
Islands Beaches
• A piece of land surrounded
on all sides by water.
• A piece of land where water
meets the land.

11. Websites & References
http://www.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/mountains/volcanoes.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/plains-4
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/surface
-of-the-earth/canyons-article/
http://www.valleysinfo.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFIsruWANfo
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rainforest