landforms. mountain a landform high above the land around it

LANDFORMS

mountain

A landform high above the land around it.

Huayna Picchu

hill

A high place on Earth´s surface; not as high as a mountain

valley

A low, narrow area between hills or moutains.

plateau

A plain that is higher than the land around it

Markawasi Plateau

volcano

An opening in Earth´s crust; pressure inside the earth forces hot melted rock up

El Misti

lake

A body of water surrounded by land

Lake Titicaca

plain

A large, mostly flat area mainly of grass.

(on the road to Puno)

glacier

A large, moving body of ice that moves downhill.

(in the Andes)

ocean

The body of salt water that covers almost ¾ of Earth´s surface

Chorrillos

coast

The land next to the ocean

Costa Verde

river

A large natural stream of moving water.

Rimac River

island

An area of land surrounded totally by water

An island on lake Titicaca

desert

A barren (empty) dry area

Ica

canyon

A deep V-shaped valley cut by a river through strong rock

Colca Canyon

peninsula

A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

waterfall

A place in a river where water spills suddenly downward

Las Cataratas Las Tres Hermanas - Rio Cutivireni