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Charts, Hors, LANDFORMS, Peak, Mountain, Valley, Mountain, Range, Hill, Hills: Hills can be defined as the shorter,, rounder versions of mountains (less than, 1,000 feet). These too are naturally elevated, land surfaces but are much lower than, mountains., Mountains: Naturally elevated, huge pieces, of land that stick out high above flat ground, Valley: The low land area between two hills, or mountains is a valley. Most times, a valley, is formed because the river flows down from a, mountain or hill causing depressions., are known as mountains. Mountains are the, highest form of land., Deserts: Large, dry land areas with extremely, cold or extremely hot temperatures and very, little water are known as deserts. Deserts, have very little vegetation and receive little, or no rainfall. There are hot and cold deserts, in the world., Flat, table top, Steep sides, Plains, Hot Desert, Cold Desert, Plains: Flat land areas are called plains. They, Plateaus: High flat lands with steep sides, and table-like top peak are known as plateaus., A plateau resembles a table and so it is also, called a tableland., are the most common landform. Plains cover, one-third of the earth's land area. Plains can, be divided into coastal plains and river plains., Peninsula: A large land area surrounded, by a water body in such a way that one side, of the land extends to the mainland, The, word 'peninsula' means 'almost an island"., Peninsulas can be very big or very smallI., Canyon: Deep, narrow valleys are called, canyons. Canyons are formed due to, movement of river and wear-and-tear caused, Island: A piece of land covered on all sides, by a water body is an island. Islands vary in, sizes and can be as small as a tiny piece of, land with a few plants and trees., by the weather. The weathering of canyons, sometimes creates cliffs and ledges., Three sides, surrounded by, water, Archipelago: A big group of islands that, are close to each other, scattered across a, water body (commonly an ocean) is called an, archipelago., River: A natural, large source of flowing, water stream is known as a river. The place, where a river begins is its source. A source, can be anything from a large melting glacier, to a lake or even a spring., water body surrounde, land, Lake:, called a lake. Lakes can be big or small. Very, large lakes are sometimes called seas and, very small lakes are known as ponds., Sea: Sea is different from the ocean in that it, is part of the ocean, smaller than an ocean and, is surrounded or partly surrounded by land., The water in the sea is always salty. There are, more than 50 seas in the world., Gulfs, Bays and Straits: When a part of the, ocean pushes and enters into land, it forms, a gulf. Gulfs are large, and deeply penetrate, the land; this makes gulfs good places for, harbours. Smaller gulfs are known as bays., A strait is a narrow body of water that links, two larger bodies of water., Ocean: Massive body of salty water that, surround and separate continents and form, 70% of the Earth's surface is the ocean., San Now, PEGASUS, w w w.peg asusforkids.com, OB. Jain Publishers (P) Ld

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Arctic Circle, Turkestan, Gobi, 45°N, 45°N, Great, Basin, Colifornian, Current, Canaries, Current, Mohave, 30°N, 30°N, Tropic of Cancer, 15 N, Thar, 15°N, Sahara, Iranian, Equator, Arabian, 15°S, Australian, 30°S, Atacama, 15°S, Tropic of Capricorn, 30 S, Kalahari, Peruvian, Current, Namib, Benguela, Current, West Australian, Current, 45°S, Patagonian, 45°S, hot desert, CA temperate desert, ---+ cold current, विश्व के प्रमुख रेगिस्तानो की सूची, 1. सहारा, क्षेत्रः उत्तरी अफ्रीका