Landforms: Mountains, Rivers, Valleys

A mountain is a very high landform that rises above the land around it. What is one word you could use to describe a mountain?

A river is a body of moving water. What direction does river water usually move?

A valley is low land between hills or mountains. In your own words, describe where a valley is found.

Choose the correct landform: A tall, rocky landform with a peak at the top is a river, mountain, or valley?

Choose the correct landform: A long body of moving water that flows across land is a mountain, river, or valley?

Choose the correct landform: Low land between two mountains is a mountain, river, or valley?

Why might people build a town near a river?

Why might it be harder to build roads in the mountains than on flat land?

Look at this list: mountain, river, valley. Which one is made of moving water?

Look at this list: mountain, river, valley. Which one is usually the highest landform?

A farmer wants to grow crops. Which place might have flatter land and water nearby: a steep mountain peak or a valley near a river? Explain your answer.

Write M for mountain, R for river, or V for valley. A low area between hills is ____.

Write M for mountain, R for river, or V for valley. A landform with a peak is ____.

Write M for mountain, R for river, or V for valley. Moving water that may flow to the ocean is ____.

Draw a simple picture that includes one mountain, one river, and one valley. Then label each landform.