Mesa landform project

Mesa landform project

An awesome project by Brandon DeCesare

Mesa = “table” in Spanish

• Small flat topped hill • 2 or more steep sides • Often dark red or yellow

What mesas look like:

How mesas form:• Originally part of a plateau• Erosion wears away the sides • A mesa is formed • Erosion of mesas forms a butte

This mesa is being formed….

As you can see, the top of the mesa is still forming because it hasn’t flattened out.

This mesa is done forming…

The yellow arrow is pointing to a mesa.

Famous mesas in the United States

Mesa Encantada (Enchanted) in New Mexico

Mesa Verde (green) in Colorado

Ancient people called CLIFF

DWELLERS lived in these “houses” that had as many

as 200 rooms!

Thank you so much for watching!