November 4 Major and Minor Landforms

7. landforms such as hills, gorges, valleys, and basins.
9. physical features on the Earth’s surface that form the terrain of an area.
10. the largest landmasses in the world. from largest to smallest are; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
12. coastal land feature. a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water. can be big or small in any part of the world.
13. the largest elevated and most recognizable landforms on the Earth’s surface. They have steep sides, and high peaks, that stand out from the surroundings.

1. coastal land feature that involves a little land and a lot of water. a piece of land that has water on three sides but it is connected on the fourth side to the mainland.
2. large areas of salt water between the continents.
3. both the largest and the deepest ocean, which covers one-third of the Earth’s surface.
4. landforms such as mountains, plateaus and plains.
5. type of land often described by elevation or slope. most common are plains, mountains, plateaus, valleys, foothills, marsh, and glacier.
6. The low areas between mountains.
8. coastal land feature that involves a little land and a lot of water. a narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land. A well-known example is Panama connecting North America to South America.
11. around mountains, we may find smaller, less steep landforms.