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Social Studies- 6 Name: ______________________

Date: ___________ Period: ___________

Landforms
The word geography means the study of the earth. Geography describes the physical
features of an area. It includes the place of living and non-living things and how they
influence one another and the lives of humans. Throughout the year we will be studying
different civilizations and how they were affected by the geography, or land and water,
around them. It is important that you understand what these words mean because we will be
using them during the year.

Using GoogleEarth, your textbook and other resources, fill in the chart below to make a
picture glossary. In the definition box, write the meaning of the word. In the picture box,
draw an image that will help you picture the term.

Be sure to draw your pictures are in color!

This reminds
Terms Definition Picture me of…

part of a large body of water

bay
that is smaller than a gulf

canyon
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coast

delta

desert

forest

glacier

gulf
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hill

island

isthmus

lake

mountain

ocean
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peninsula

plain

plateau

river

a body of salt water that is

surrounded by land on all or most
sides
sea or
a body of water that is part of
one of the oceans

strait
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valley

volcano

wetland