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EARTH’S SURFACE WHICH FORCES SHAPE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?
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EARTH’S SURFACE

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Page 1: EARTH’S SURFACE

EARTH’S SURFACE

WHICH FORCES SHAPE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?

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EXTERNAL FORCES

EARTH’S SURFACE

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EXTERNAL FORCES

EARTH’S SURFACE

Sun

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EXTERNAL FORCES

EARTH’S SURFACE

Sun

Hot/ColdGlaciers

WindPrecipitation

WavesRivers

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EXTERNAL FORCES

INTERNAL FORCES

EARTH’S SURFACE

Sun

Hot/ColdGlaciers

WindPrecipitation

WavesRivers

DRIVEN BY ENERGY STORED

WITHIN THE EARTH FROM THE

TIME OF ITS CREATION

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EXTERNAL FORCES

INTERNAL FORCES

EARTH’S SURFACE

Sun

Hot/ColdGlaciers

WindPrecipitation

WavesRivers

MountainBuilding

Volcanoes

EarthquakesSubduction

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EXTERNAL FORCES >INTERNAL

EARTH’S SURFACE

FLAT LANDSCAPE WITH LITTLE VARIATION IN RELIEF: FEW HILS AND SHALLOW VALLEYS

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EXTERNAL EXCEED INTERNAL!

Jos Plateau, Nigeria Saskatchewan, Canada Nullarbor Plain, Australia

Steppes, Asia North European Plain Florida!

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INTERNAL FORCES >EXTERNAL

EARTH’S SURFACEHIGHLY VARIED LANDSCAPE WITH HIGH VARIATION IN RELIEF: MOUNTAINS, DEEP VALLEYS.

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INTERNAL EXCEED EXTERNAL!

Jos Plateau, NigeriaMount Rainier, WA. Snowy River, Australia. Lake Tanganyika, Africa

Port au Prince, Haiti North Marianas, Pacific Mt. Vesuvius, Italy

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WHY MOUNTAINS?

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WHY OCEANS - SHALLOW?

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WHY OCEANS –DEEP?

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WHY MOUNTAINS AND DEEP OCEANS?

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