Key learning points

1. Mountains are areas of land that are much higher than the land around them.
2. A group of mountains in one area is called a mountain range, and there are mountain ranges on every continent.
3. Every continent has some special places and landmarks.
4. Some of the natural features in the world, such as the Grand Canyon in North America, are called landmarks.
5. There are some built features that are amazing too, such as the Pyramids in Egypt and the Taj Mahal in India.

Common misconception

Keywords

• Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.

• Feature - Features are definable aspects of the landscape and may be natural or human-made.

• Landmark - A feature in the landscape which has a particular meaning attached to it, for example to help with directions, is called a landmark.

• Natural - Something that is natural has not been changed by humans.

• Built - Something that is built has been made by humans.