LANDFORMS Physical features on the Earth’s surface.
Post on 14-Dec-2015
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Physical processes
Weathering – the breaking down of land
Erosion – the movement of rocks and soil due to weathering or natural disasters
Deposition – the placement of rocks and soil that was moved;
MOUTH OF RIVER
The part of the river that empties into a larger body of water
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L A K E
A large body of water that is surrounded by land on all sides
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B A S I N A depression
in the earth’s surface that is usually surrounded by higher land(mountains)
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MOUNTAIN RANGE
High pieces of land with steep sides caused by plate movement; subduction
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MOUNTAINA very tall, natural piece of land with steep sides caused by erosion
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PENINSULA
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
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Plateau
An elevated flat land
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RIVER
A large, flowing body of water that empties into the sea
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VALLEY
A low land that slopes down between mountains
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ARCHIPELAGO
A group or chains of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
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