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  • Understanding Landforms: Types and Definitions
    Features that make up the shape of land at the surface are called landforms.

    Here are some examples of landforms:

    * Mountains: Elevated areas with steep sides and a pointed or rounded summit.

    * Valleys: Low areas between hills or mountains, often carved by rivers or glaciers.

    * Plains: Flat, expansive areas of land.

    * Plateaus: Elevated areas of relatively flat land.

    * Canyons: Deep, narrow valleys often carved by rivers.

    * Hills: Smaller, rounded elevations that are lower than mountains.

    * Deserts: Dry, arid areas with little vegetation.

    * Oceans: Vast bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth's surface.

    * Lakes: Bodies of water surrounded by land.

    * Rivers: Flowing bodies of water that move from higher to lower elevations.

    Landforms are created by a variety of processes, including:

    * Tectonic activity: The movement of the Earth's crust can create mountains, valleys, and other landforms.

    * Erosion: The wearing away of rock and soil by wind, water, and ice can create canyons, valleys, and other landforms.

    * Deposition: The dropping of sediment by wind, water, and ice can create plains, deltas, and other landforms.

    * Volcanic activity: Volcanoes can create mountains and other landforms.

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