This document defines and describes different types of landforms including plains, plateaus, valleys, mountains, hills, mountain ranges, volcanoes, islands, and peninsulas. Plains are wide, flat areas of low land while plateaus are flat high lands. Valleys are low areas surrounded by hills or mountains. Mountains are steep high lands and hills are lower and smoother high lands. Mountain ranges are rows of connected mountains. Volcanoes are mountains with craters that erupt. Islands are areas of land surrounded by water and peninsulas extend out from land into water but are not completely surrounded.

2. LANDFORM
S

3. LANDFORMS
Landforms are parts of
Earth not covered with
water. Some landforms
are high; others are low.

4. PLAIN
A plain is a wide area
of low, flat land.

7. PLATEAU
A plateau is a flat land
on a high place.

9. VALLEY
A valley is a low land
surrounded by hills or
mountains.

11. MOUNTAIN
A mountain is a high
landform.
It has a steep shape.

13. HILL
A hill is also a high
landform but lower
than a mountain.
It has a smooth or a
round top.

15. MOUNTAIN RANGE
A mountain range is a
row or chain of
mountains.
They appear to be
connected to one
another.

17. VOLCANO
A volcano is a mountain with
an opening on top. The
opening is called a crater.
Hot materials from inside of
Earth come out when a
volcano erupts.

20. ISLAND
An island is an area of
land surrounded by
water.
It may be small or large.

22. PENINSULA
A peninsula is a long and
narrow part of a land that
extends out to the sea.
A peninsula is not totally
surrounded by water.

24. GROUP
ACTIVITY

25. REFLECTION

26. ASSIGNMENT
Draw one (1) landform
that can be found in the
Philippines. Describe it in
2-3 sentences.