Land and Water in Our World

Other Landforms in Our World

Some other landforms that are present in our world are volcanoes, caves, deserts, peninsulas, and canyons. On this page, I will give you a quick overview of what each of these landforms are and we can discuss what we know ourselves afterwards.




Volcano

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A volcano is an opening in Earth's surface which allows magma to escape from below the surface.


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Italy


To learn more about volcanoes, click here to watch a video from National Geographic Kids. This video talks about how volcanoes are formed, an active volcano on Earth, and the history of the volcano above in Italy.





Cave

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A cave is a natural underground space.






Desert

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A desert is a large area of barren land that receives a small amount of precipitation each year.


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Sahara Desert, Africa

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Peninsula

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A peninsula is a large strip of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.









Canyon

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A canyon is a deep area between cliffs or mountains.

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Grand Canyon

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Bryce Canyon