1. How can we
describe earth’s
features?
Chapter 5: Lesson 1:

3. What are landforms?
Landforms
are the natural
shapes or features on
earth’s surface.
There are many different
types of landforms found
on the earth.

4. Different Landforms

5. 1) Mountain
A mountain
is a place on
Earth’s
surface that
is much
higher than
the land
around it.

6. 2) Hill
Smaller than mountains.

7. 3) Valley
A valley is a low area between
higher lands such as mountains.

8. 4) Canyon
A canyon is deep valley with
high, steep sides.

9. 5) Cliff
A cliff is high land made of
rocks and soil.

10. 6) Plain
A plain is a flat area on
Earth’s surface.

11. 7) Plateau
A plateau is a flat area higher
than the land around it.

12. 8) Desert
A desert is a hot dry place
with little or no rain.

13. 9) Beach
A beach is the land along a
body of water.

14. 10) Dune
A dune is a mound of sand.

15. Types of Landforms
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
Mountain
Hill
Valley
Canyon
Cliff
Plain
Plateau
8) Desert
9) Beach
10) Dune

16. Types of water forms

17. 1) Ocean
Oceans are the largest bodies
of water on earth.

18. 2) Coast
A coast is where a body of
water meets land.

19. 3) Tributary
A tributary is a small river or
stream.

20. 4) River
A river is a flowing body
of water.

21. 5) Lake
A lake is a body of water
surrounded by land.

22. 6) Waterfall
A natural stream of water
falling from a high place.

23. 7) Estuary
A estuary is where river
water and ocean water meet.

24. 8) Delta
A delta is the mass of land
that forms where the river
ocean meet.

25. 9) Inlet
An inlet is a narrow body of
water off a large body of
water.

26. Now let’s review!

27. A _________ is water with
land all around it.
Ocean
B. Island
C. Lake
A.
Hint

28. What is the largest body of
water on Earth?
Ocean
B. Lake
C. River
A.
Hint

29. A _______ is higher than the
land around it.
Island
B. Mountain
C. Valley
A.
Hint

30. What is a flowing body of
water?
Plateau
B. Lake
C. River
A.
Hint

31. I am land and
around me.
Island
B. Coast
C. Desert
have water all
What am I?
A.
Hint

32. Congratulations!

33. Images are from:
Slides 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15,
16, 17, 19
Microsoft Office Clip Art
Slide 6, 7, 13, 18
The Print Shop 22