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Landforms

A mountain is a landform higher than the land around it.

Mountain

A volcano is an opening in the earth’s crust

Volcano

A canyon is a deep valley with steep sides.

Canyon

A desert is a hot, dry, sandy region with little or no plant or animal life.

Desert

A cave is a hole beneath the earth’s surface

Cave

A plain is a large, mostly flat area.

Plain

A glacier is a large, moving body of ice

Glacier

The ocean is the salt water that covers almost three fourths of the Earth’s surface.

Ocean

A plateau is a plain that is higher than the land around it.

Plateau

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