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Let’s go through each landform one by one. For each, we’ll fill in:

1. Physical Features – What does it look like? How was it made?
2. Famous Examples – Where can you find real ones in the world?

We’ll keep it simple and clear — just what a student needs to know for homework.

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1. Delta

Physical Features:
- A delta is where a river splits into many small streams before entering a lake or ocean.
- It looks like a triangle (or fan shape) with lots of little water channels.
- Made when the river slows down and drops sand, mud, and silt it was carrying.

Famous Examples:
- Mississippi River Delta (USA)
- Nile River Delta (Egypt)

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2. Volcano

Physical Features:
- A volcano is a mountain that can erupt lava, ash, and gas from inside the Earth.
- Often has a cone shape with a crater at the top.
- Can be active (erupting), dormant (sleeping), or extinct (won’t erupt again).

Famous Examples:
- Mount Fuji (Japan)
- Mount St. Helens (USA)
- Kīlauea (Hawaii, USA)

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3. Butte

Physical Features:
- A butte is a tall, flat-topped hill with steep sides.
- Smaller than a mesa (which is wider).
- Formed by erosion — wind and water wear away softer rock around it.

Famous Examples:
- Monument Valley Buttes (Arizona/Utah, USA)
- Devils Tower (Wyoming, USA) — though sometimes called a laccolith, it’s often grouped with buttes.

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4. Bay

Physical Features:
- A bay is a body of water partly surrounded by land.
- Usually smaller than a gulf and more open to the sea.
- Formed by erosion or rising sea levels filling low areas.

Famous Examples:
- San Francisco Bay (California, USA)
- Chesapeake Bay (Maryland/Virginia, USA)
- Hudson Bay (Canada)

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5. River

Physical Features:
- A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, going toward an ocean, lake, or another river.
- Has banks on both sides and flows downhill due to gravity.
- Can carve valleys and carry sediment.

Famous Examples:
- Amazon River (South America)
- Nile River (Africa)
- Mississippi River (USA)

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Final Answer:
Here are the completed answers for each landform worksheet:

Delta
Physical Features: Triangle-shaped area where a river splits into smaller streams before entering a larger body of water; formed by deposited sediment.
Famous Examples: Mississippi River Delta, Nile River Delta

Volcano
Physical Features: Mountain with a crater that can erupt lava, ash, and gases; often cone-shaped.
Famous Examples: Mount Fuji, Mount St. Helens, Kīlauea

Butte
Physical Features: Tall, flat-topped hill with steep sides; smaller than a mesa; formed by erosion.
Famous Examples: Monument Valley Buttes, Devils Tower

Bay
Physical Features: Body of water partially enclosed by land; usually connected to an ocean or lake.
Famous Examples: San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Hudson Bay

River
Physical Features: Natural flowing watercourse that moves downhill toward oceans, lakes, or other rivers.
Famous Examples: Amazon River, Nile River, Mississippi River