Geography: Landforms

These sites are about different types of landforms found around the world. Includes mountains, canyons, plains, beaches, and bays. There are photographs, drawings, online games, and activities. Includes links to eThemes Resources on rivers, oceans, lakes, erosion, and Missouri landforms.

Grades

Links

Enchanted Learning: Landforms and Bodies of Water: This site includes drawings and definitions of water and landforms. There is also a link to a landforms quiz at the top of the page.
Encarta: Canyon: This encyclopedia article is about different types of canyons and how they form. Includes a photograph at the top and a link to the Grand Canyon. NOTE: The site has several ads.
Encarta: Mountain: This encyclopedia article explains how mountains form. Includes photographs. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Encarta: Island: This encyclopedia article is about how islands form. There is also a list of the world’s 10 largest islands. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Encarta: Beach: Read about the type of land that borders oceans, lakes, and rivers. Includes color photographs of beaches. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Quia: Geography Word Search: Try to solve this game by searching for the landform names.
Types of Land: Click on the different landforms on this map for a photograph and brief description. Includes plains, mountains, deserts, and islands.
Quia: Landforms Vocabulary: Play these matching, flashcards, word search, and concentration games to learn the terms for landforms.
Grand Canyon Explorer: Read how this canyon was formed, where the rock came from, and when it happened.
Landform Definitions: This site has short and simple definitions of many types of landforms.
Landforms: This school site has in-depth descriptions of valleys, plateaus, mountains, and plains. Includes photographs.
Florida Peninsula: This aerial photograph shows the Florida peninsula.
Florida Bay: This is an aerial view of the Florida Bay. Notice how much smaller it is than the Gulf of Mexico.
Everglades National Park: Read about the forming of the Everglades, peninsula, and the Florida Keys.
Gulf of Mexico Geology: Learn how scientists believe that the Gulf of Mexico was formed.
Encarta: Great Plains: Read about this type of land found in the United States and Canada. NOTE: The site includes ads.
Grand Canyon National Park: View a live Webcam image of the Grand Canyon. Includes current ozone and weather information.
eThemes Resource: Missouri: Geography and Landforms: These sites are about the different geographical regions in Missouri. Learn about the Ozarks, the Ozark border, glaciated plains, Osage plains, Mississippi lowlands, and rivers. Includes a video from the Finding Missouri: Our History and Heritage series about the Missouri regions.
eThemes Resource: Geography: Rivers: These sites are about rivers and how they are formed. Topics include streams, tributaries, deltas, floodplains, and sediment. There are vocabulary words, illustrations, activity ideas, and quizzes. Includes eThemes Resources on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.
eThemes Resource: Geography: Oceans: These sites are about the oceans of the world. Topics include habitats, tides, currents, temperatures, depths, and more. There are many photos and videos. Includes links to eThemes Resources on ocean animals and continents.
eThemes Resource: Weathering and Erosion: These sites focus on the process and effects of weathering and erosion. See examples of landslides, valleys, and other results of erosion and weathering. Includes an eThemes on rocks and minerals and one on Missouri’s geography and landforms.
eThemes Resource: Habitat: Ponds and Lakes: These sites focus on ponds and lakes. Find out what plants and animals thrive in these ecosystems. Includes a story about a frog living in a pond, tips on pond dipping, and a mathematical formula for calculating the surface acreage of ponds. There is also an online booklet of tips for managing a Missouri pond. An eThemes Resource on habitats is included.