exploring the earth ’ s surface landforms based on study guide pages 34-38
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Exploring the Earth’s Surface
Landforms
Based on Study GuidePages 34-38
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Basic Vocab
Topography - the shape of the landElevation – height above sea levelRelief – difference in elevation
between highest and lowest pointLandforms – feature of topography
formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface
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Landforms There are three landforms
mentioned in the book: Plains Mountains PlateausWe will also talk about:
Valleys
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Plains- Landforms made of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
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Mountains- landform with high elevation and high relief
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Mountain range- a group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure and age.
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Examples of mountain ranges include:
The Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho and Montana.
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Mountain ranges that form larger units are called mountain systems.
An example of a mountain system is the Rocky Mountains
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A chain of mountain systems is called a mountain belt.
The American Cordillera is a series of steep mountain ranges that
rim the western edge of North and South America
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The progression goes like this:
Mountains
Mountain Range
Mountain System
Mountain Belt
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Plateaus- a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.
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A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
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A landform region is a large area where the topography is made up of one type of landform.
Example:
Coastal plain-
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