A large, relatively flat region with a much higher elevation than the surrounding area.

The lowland between hills or mountains.

Hills are lower and have less relief but still can have steep sides. Mountains have high relief and pointed tops and much higher than hills.

A steep face of rock along a coast.

Plateau

Landforms

A feature with steep sides and a flat bottom.

Plains are flat and large with little to no relief. Plateaus also are flat but they have very high relief compared to the area around them.

A river

Beach

Dune

Higher

Physical features on Earth's surface

Beaches

Valley

large, flat, wide, little to no relief

They can form on beaches and in other places where sand is deposited.

Creeks and streams are smaller bodies of flowing water that usually feed into lakes or larger rivers.

Lakes are smaller and usually fresh water. Oceans are large areas of salt water covering Earth's surface.

Sea stacks

Older mountains have less relief and are more rounded, younger mountains are steeper and more pointed.

The difference between high and low points.

Valley, the lowland between the hills or mountains.

Sea Stack

Canyon