A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited

area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than

a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can
locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action
of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but
most occur in huge mountain ranges.

Mount Kanlaon
A mountain range (also mountain barrier/belt/system) is a geographic area
containing numerous geologically related mountains. A mountain system or system of
mountain ranges, sometimes is used to combine several geological features that are
geographically (regionally) related.

Cordillera Mountain Range

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a
distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a
particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit.

Chocolate Hills in Bohol

A plain is a flat area. Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also
on plateaus or uplands at high elevations. In a valley, a plain is enclosed on two sides
but in other cases a plain may be delineated by a complete or partial ring of hills, by
mountains or cliffs. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture because where
the soils were deposited as sediments they may be deep and fertile, and the flatness
facilitates mechanization of crop production; or because they support grasslands which
provide good grazing for livestock.

Central Luzon Plain

A valley is a low area between hills, often with a river running through it. In geology,
a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and
V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most
valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, (at least) with
respect of the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.

Calchaqui Valleys, Argentina

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally,
such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. The primary factor that
distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the
characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants adapted to the unique hydric soil. Wetlands
play a number of roles in the environment, principally water purification, flood control,
carbon sink and shoreline stability. Wetlands are also considered the most biologically
diverse of all ecosystems, serving as home to a wide range of plant and animal life.

Laguna de Rocha, Argentina

An ocean (from Ancient Greek , transc. Okeans, the sea of classical
]
antiquity ) is a body of saline water that composes much of
a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of
the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface.

Atlantic Ocean
A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land. More
broadly, "the sea" is the interconnected system of Earth's salty, oceanic waters
considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions.

Bohol Sea
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards
an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and
becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small
rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill.

Loboc River, Bohol

A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin, that is
surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the
lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean (except for sea lochs in Scotland
and Ireland), and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper
than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted
with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and
drained by rivers and streams.

Lake Danao, Leyte

A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of
a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where melt water drops over the edge of a
tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Land Forms
Bodies of
Water

San Agustin Academy

Panglao, Bohol

PROJECT IN SCIENCE
 Different Landforms and
Bodies of Water

Submitted by:
Sam Kristofil J. Balo
Grade 7- Saint Anne

Submitted to:
Mrs. Grace C. Cloma
Teacher