Knowledge Explorer lesson
Landforms and Community Places
What is a peninsula?
Landforms are natural shapes of Earth's surface. A mountain is very high land with steep sides. A valley is low land between hills or mountains. A plain is wide, flat land.
An island is land with water all around it. A peninsula is land with water on three sides. Most of Florida is a peninsula!
A lake is water with land all around it. A river is water that flows across the land, usually into another river, a lake, or the ocean.
A community is a place where people live, work, and play. Community places include schools, libraries, parks, fire stations, hospitals, and post offices. Each one helps people in a different way.
What you will learn
- Describe common landforms and bodies of water
- Explain that Florida is a peninsula
- Name community places and what they do
Key facts
- An island is land with water all around it.
- A peninsula is land with water on three sides. Most of Florida is a peninsula.
- A lake has land all around it. A river flows across the land, usually into another river, a lake, or the ocean.
- A mountain is very high land. A valley is low land between hills or mountains.
- Community places like libraries, fire stations, and hospitals help people.