Exploring Landforms and Waterways
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Objective
I can define different landforms and waterways and identify them on a map.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The two largest types of landforms are continents and oceans.
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An isthmus is a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger pieces of land, while a peninsula is a piece of land that has water on three sides.
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Rivers are important natural features that are fed by rain or melted snow, and they flow into larger bodies of water like lakes before reaching the ocean.
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Practice
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What is the primary difference between a mountain and a hill?
Which of the following is the largest and deepest ocean?
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Exit ticket
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“Name three different landforms and briefly describe how each one is formed.”
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