Identifying Landforms and Features

a natural feature of the Earth's surface

• landform

• mountains

• plains

• canyon

large natural elevations of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

• landform

• valley

• mountains

• plateau

large areas of flat land with few trees

• deserts

• plains

• erosion

• lowlands

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually carved by a river.

• basin

• canyon

• landform

• mountains

dry, barren areas of land with little or no vegetation

• deserts

• valley

• erosion

• lowlands

A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream flowing through it.

• landform

• basin

• canyon

• valley

A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.

• deposition

• canyon

• plateau

• basin

A low place in the land that is shaped like a bowl, often with water in it.

• landform

• plateau

• canyon

• basin

Areas of land that are lower than the land around them.

• lowlands

• valley

• erosion

• plateau

the process where rocks break down into smaller pieces because of wind, rain, or ice.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• mountains