Landform and Landscapes
Landform
A landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins.
Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills. Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons. Both processes happen over a long period of time, sometimes millions of years.
It took 6 million years, in fact, for the Colorado River to carve out the Grand Canyon in the U.S. state of Arizona. The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers (277 miles) long.
The highest landform on Earth is a mountain: Mount Everest in Nepal. It measures 8,850 meters (29,035 feet) above sea level. It is part of the Himalaya range that runs across several countries in Asia.
Landforms can exist under water in the form of mountain ranges and basins under the sea. The Mariana Trench, the deepest landform on Earth, is in the South Pacific Ocean.
Landscape
A natural landscape is made up of a collection of landforms, such as mountains, hills, plains, and plateaus. Lakes, streams, soils (such as sand or clay), and natural vegetation are other features of natural landscapes. A desert landscape, for instance, usually indicates sandy soil and few deciduoustrees. Even desert landscapes can vary: The hilly sand dunes of the Sahara Desert landscape are very different from the cactus-dotted landscape of the Mojave Desert of the American Southwest, for instance.
Types of Landscapes:
- Mountains
- Deserts
- Coastal
- Karst
- Riverine
- Topical
- Built
A natural landscape is made up of a collection of landforms, such as mountains, hills, plains, and plateaus. Lakes, streams, soils (such as sand or clay), and natural vegetation are other features of natural landscapes. A desert landscape, for instance, usually indicates sandy soil and few deciduoustrees. Even desert landscapes can vary: The hilly sand dunes of the Sahara Desert landscape are very different from the cactus-dotted landscape of the Mojave Desert of the American Southwest, for instance.
Types of Landscapes:
- Mountains
- Deserts
- Coastal
- Karst
- Riverine
- Topical
- Built
Weird and Wonderful Landforms
You are to create a presentation on 3 Weird and Wonderful Landforms from 3 different countries around the world.
For each landform you are to include the following information:
- Where is it located (latitude and longitude + map)
- It's name
- How it formed
- 3 interesting facts about it
You want to try and find landforms that NO ONE else in the class will find.
For each landform you are to include the following information:
- Where is it located (latitude and longitude + map)
- It's name
- How it formed
- 3 interesting facts about it
You want to try and find landforms that NO ONE else in the class will find.
Australia's Landforms
Work through the PowerPoint as a class and complete the worksheet.
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Our Landscape
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AIRBANDS.....
Tie up your pretend shoelaces and buckle up your imaginary seat belt because it is time for Airbands! But what is Airbands you might ask? It's Air guitar .... on performance enhancing substances!
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In groups of three of four, you are to pick a song, choreograph some sweet sweet air-band moves to that song and present it to the class. Pick your songs wisely ....