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Last week we talked about the Earth. Earth is the name of the world we live on.

Who can tell me the two main things that we discussed that covers Earth? (land and water)

The really large bodies of land are called continents and the large bodies of water are called oceans.

Do we live near an ocean?

__This week we are going to talk about land and water again, but about different types of land and different types of bodies of water.__

__Think about the land around your school. Is it flat or hilly?__





__Earth is made up of different kinds of land. A mountain is land that is higher than the land around it.__
 * Mountains and Plains**





__A plain is a large, flat area of land. Some plains are grassy. Other plains have good soil for farming.__



__Who can tell me one thing about a mountain? What about a plain?__

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Earth has different kinds of water. A river is water that moves across the land. It may empty into a lake, another river, or an ocean.
 * Rivers and Lakes__**

A lake is a body of water that has land around it. It's not moving or flowing like a river. Some lakes are huge.



Who can tell me one thing about a lake? What about a river?