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Landforms
Landforms
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6th Grade
10/05/2012

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Mountains[image]
Definition
 Created by tremendous forces in the earth, with a steep top usually shaped up to a peak or ridge
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Valley[image]                                  
Definition
A hollow or surface depression of the earth bounded by hills or mountain
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Plateau[image]
Definition
A large Highland area of fairly level land separated from surrounding laned by steep slops
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Plains[image]
Definition
Broad, nearly level stretches of land that have no great change in elevation
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Hills[image]
Definition
Elevations of the Earth's surface that have distinct summits, but are a lower elevation than mountains
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Loess[image]
Definition
 Product of past glacial activity in an area
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Glacier[image]
Definition
A huge mass of ice that flows slowly over land
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 Beach[image]

Definition
A pebbly or sandy shore
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Erosion[image]
Definition
The process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by the actions of wind, water, glaciers, waves, etc.
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Uplift[image]
Definition
Lift (something) up; raise
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Landforms[image]
Definition
Natural features of the landscape
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