Landforms: Valleys

Landforms: Valleys — page 1

Landforms: Valleys — page 2 — LAND BETWEEN THE HILLS Snow covers the tops of two steep hills The rocky land slopes down to a river The river rolls over rocks It flows down the hill carving out a V-shape Grass grows in the dark soil This flat bottom is a valley A river runs down from snowy Mount Cook in New Zealand 5 CHAPTER 1

Landforms: Valleys — page 3 — A valley is a low area of land This land is often between mountains or hills Usually a river or stream runs through a valley All valleys take the shape of a V or a U Valleys are found on all the continents on Earth They also exist on the ocean floor There are FUN FACT If a river valley becomes very deep it is sometimes called a canyon or a gorge 6

Landforms: Valleys — page 4 — The town of Banff is located in a valley in the Rocky Mountains of Canada several kinds of valleys Each type is formed in a different way 7

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