DIFFERENT TYPES OF
LANDFORMS
An Island
1.An Island is a piece of land
surrounded by water.
2.The Majuli Island inAssam
is the largest island in India.
ARiver
3. A river is aflowing and movingstream
of water.
4. The Ganga river is the longest and
largest river in India.
5. The Brahmaputra river is the deepest
river in India.
ALake
6. Alake is alarge water body
enclosedwithin a land.
7. The Wular Lake in Jammu
and Kashmir is the largest
freshwater lake in India.
APend
8. A pond is an area filled with water that
is smaller than alake.
9. Many animals like ducks, turtles,swans,
small fish, frogs, etc live in the pond.
10. The Padam Talab in Rajasthan is the
largest pond in India.
The Mountains
11.A mountain is a landformthat
rises high above the surroundings.
12. The mountains are covered with
Snow.
13. The Kanchenjunga is the highest
mountain range in India.
The Hils
14. Ahill is a rounded natural form
of land lower than a mountain.
15.The youngest mountainchain of
Great Himalayas are the Shivalik
Hills.
A Valley
16. Avalley is along depression in the
earth's surface.
17. Avalleyusually lies between ranges
of hills or mountains.
18. Most valleys have a river flowing
through them.
An Oasis
19. An oasis is a unique
water landform
surrounded by desert.
A Desert
20. Adesert is a dry, hot and sandy stretch
of land that getsvery little rainfal.
21. The Thar Desert or the Great Indian
Desert is the largest desert in India.
A sand dune
22. A sand dune is a large
mass of sand made up by
the wind.
An Isthmus
Isthmus
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Water
23. An isthmus is a narrow
piece of land which
connects two large bodies
of water.
A Strait
Strait
24. Astrait is anarroW
piece of sea waterjoining
two large seas
A BayBANGLADESH/
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Bas of Bengal
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RANKA
MALDIVES
25. A bay is a body
water partially
surrounded by land.
FRESHWATER
RIVER
Estuary
-SALT WATER
FRESH + SALT
-BRACKISH WATER
OCEAN
WAVES
ESTUARY
26. Estuary refersto the water
body alongthe coast, that are
formed when fresh water of river
meets salt water of ocean.
AVolc¡no
27.A volcano is a hole/ vent in the earth's
surface throughwhich lava, hot gases,ash
and rock fragments are effected.
28. Barren Islands volcano in the Andaman
and Nicobar is the only active volcano in
India.
A Plateau
29. A plateau is an area of
raised land that is flat on top.
30.The Deccan Plateau is a
large plateau in India.
A Sea
31.The salt water
covering large parts of
the surface of the earth.
AGulf
32. Agulf is a large part
of the Ocean or sea
partlyenclosed byland.
ALagoon
Lagoon
Sand bar
Alagoon is a shallowsalt water
bodythat is separated from the
Ocean by sand or rock.
