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The document describes various landforms, water bodies, and vegetation zones, providing definitions and characteristics for each. Key landforms include mountains, hills, valleys, plains, deserts, volcanoes, and glaciers. Water bodies discussed are oceans, seas, rivers, and bays, while vegetation zones include forests, swamps, and marshes.

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Landforms?1

The document describes various landforms, water bodies, and vegetation zones, providing definitions and characteristics for each. Key landforms include mountains, hills, valleys, plains, deserts, volcanoes, and glaciers. Water bodies discussed are oceans, seas, rivers, and bays, while vegetation zones include forests, swamps, and marshes.

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Landforms🌄

A mountain : is a very tall


piece of land that rises
high above the land
around it. It is bigger and
steeper than a hill.
A hill : is a raised area of
land that is higher than
the land around it, but
not as tall or steep as a
mountain.Usually has a
rounded top

A valley : is a low area


of land between hills or
mountains, usually with
a river or stream flowing
through it.Shaped like a
"U" or "V"

A plain : is a large, flat


area of land with very
few trees and little
elevation change.Usually
found in lowland areas.
A desert : is a dry area
of land that gets very
little rainfall, making it
hard for many plants
and animals to live
there.Has sand, rocks,
or dry soil.

A volcano : is a
mountain or hill that
has an opening through
which lava, ash, and
gases can come out
from inside the Earth.
A glacier : is a large,
slow-moving mass of
ice that forms from
layers of snow that
have been pressed
together over time.

Water Bodies🌊

An ocean : is a very
large body of salty
water that covers most
of the Earth’s surface.
A sea : is a large body
of salty water, but it is
smaller than an ocean
and is usually partly
surrounded by land.

A river : is a natural flow


of fresh water that
moves across land and
usually ends in a sea,
lake, or ocean.
A bay : is a part of the
sea or a lake that is
curved inward into the
land. It is partly
surrounded by land but
still open to water.

Vegetation Zones🌿

A forest : is a large area


of land covered with
many trees, plants, and
animals.
There are 2 types
productiv-e and
protective.
A swamp : is a low,
wet area of land that
is covered with water
and has many trees
and plants.Swamps
are a type of wetland

A marsh : is a wet, low-


lying area that is
covered with water and
filled mostly with
grasses, reeds, and
small plants, not many
trees.Have soft, muddy
ground like swamps.

Thanks for your time!

By: Mariyam Nabeel

20231184

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