The document defines and describes 10 different types of landforms: mountains, valleys, plains, plateaus, islands, lakes, oceans, coasts, deserts, and rivers. Mountains are landforms that are much higher than the surrounding area. Oceans are the largest bodies of water on Earth. Rivers are long flowing bodies of water.

1. Different Landforms

2. Types of Landforms 1. Mountain 6. Lake 2. Valley 7. Ocean 3. Plain 8. Coast 4. Plateau 9. Desert 5. Island 10. River

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

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

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

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

7. island An island is land that has water all around it.

8. lake A lake is water that has land all around it.

9. ocean Oceans are the largest bodies of water on earth.

10. coast A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.

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

12. river A river is a long flowing body of water.

13. Now let’s review!

14. A _________ is water with land all around it. Ocean Island Lake Hint

15. What is the largest body of water on Earth? Ocean Lake River Hint

16. A _______ is higher than the land around it. Island Mountain Valley Hint

17. What is a flowing body of water? Plateau Lake River Hint

18. I am land and have water all around me. What am I? Island Coast Desert Hint

19. Congratulations!