Powerpoint made by:Quinn Ridings
Landforms
Volcano
Description
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An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt.
These are gases that are released from the volcano.
Strait
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Description: A narrow channel of sea joining two larger bodies of water. An example of a strait is when lets say a river connects the pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean, this is known as a strait.
This is a strait.
Island
Description
A land mass smaller than a continent.
Easter Island is an island because it's land mass is smaller than a continent.
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Sea Level
Description
Sea level is always at ft. Sea level is an imaginary line that runs on the surface of the earth. It also measures the depth of oceans & the height of land.
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the water here is at sea level.
River
Description
A river is a large natural stream of water.
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This line of water is a river, it is large and natural.
Flood Plain
Description
A plain bordering a river. At the edge of the river there is mud.
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Swamp
Description
An area of land, saturated by water.
(filled)
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Bay
Description
A bay is smaller than a gulf but has no waves.
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Cape
Description
A strip of land projecting into a body of water
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This is the cape.
Harbor
Description
A harbor is a sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships.
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Marsh
Description
wet, flat land between water and land.
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Delta
Description
A delta is a fan shaped deposit of mud at the mouth of a river.
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Desert
Description
A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation is a desert.
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Oasis
Description
An area in a desert that has a water source and is fertile.
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Butte
Description
Buttes are eroded from mesas. Buttes are smaller than both plateaus and mesas, and stand alone.
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Mountain
Description
A land mass that projects higher than its surrounding.
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Prairie/Plain
Description
Area of flat, low lying land.
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Mesa
Description
Mesas are eroded from plateaus. They are bigger than buttes but smaller than plateaus.
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Steppe
Description
Steppes are dry, cold grasslands.
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Valley
Description
A low-lying area that is normally surrounded by higher hills or mountains.
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Glacier
Description
A glacier was formed by accumulating snowfall over thousands of years. They are also slow moving masses of ice.
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Cataract
Description
Cataracts are large powerful waterfalls.
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Canyon
Description
Canyons are a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides.
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Plateau
Description
A high flat land.
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LANDFORMS!!