Continents

Earth's large land masses that are divided into seven areas - Seven main continuous expanses of land

• North America      
  
• South America
• Europe
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia 
• Antartica

Does a map and a globe show the same picture?
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Islands

A mass of land that is surrounded by water and is smaller than a continent

some islands pictured:

• the Bahamas 
• the British Virgin Islands

Mountains

Large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding area

Canyons

A deep narrow valley having high, steep slopes - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

What other landforms do you know?

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BODIES OF WATER

US GEOGRAPHY