Landforms and Water Forms

Front

Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation.

Back

Plain

Front

This is a very high and steep landform.

Back

Mountain

Front

A raised area or mound of land that is smaller than a mountain.

Back

Hill

Front

This is a series of mountains stretching over land.

Back

Mountain Range

Front

This is a low-lying land in the middle of mountains or hills.

Back

Valley

Front

This is a high, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

Back

Plateau

Front

This is a cone-shaped landform that has a vent or crater on its peak. It emits hot gas and hot fragments of rock or lava.

Back

Volcano

Front

This is a landform that is completely surrounded with water. It usually formed from lava accumulated from an underwater volcanic eruption.

Back

Island

Front

This is a landform surrounded by water on 3 sides, but connected to a larger piece of land.

Back

Peninsula

Front

This is the deepest and widest body of saltwater on Earth that surrounds a continent.

Back

Ocean