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Landforms and Bodies of Water

Grade 3 · Social Studies · Geography and Map Skills · Prince Edward Island, Canada

Lesson Summary

Landforms are natural shapes on Earth's surface like mountains and valleys. Bodies of water include rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Explanation

The Earth has many different landforms. Mountains are tall and rocky, plains are flat and wide, and valleys are low areas between mountains. Hills are smaller than mountains. Bodies of water include oceans, which are the largest, as well as lakes, rivers, and streams. These features shape where people live and how they travel. Maps can show landforms using colors and symbols.

Practice Questions

Q1: Name two types of landforms.
Answer: Mountains and plains (or valleys, hills, plateaus).
Q2: What is the largest type of body of water?
Answer: An ocean.
Q3: How do landforms affect where people live?
Answer: People tend to settle where the land is flat, near water, and easy to farm or build on.
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Landforms and Bodies of Water is a lesson in the Geography and Map Skills chapter of Grade 3 Social Studies. It is part of the Prince Edward Island, Canada school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.

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Landforms and Bodies of Water is taught in Grade 3 as part of the Social Studies curriculum in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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