Landforms Notes on landforms & how they are created with visuals

LandformsPPt. by, Robin D. Seamon

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Island-

Peninsula-

Coral reef-

Atoll-

Delta-

Seamount-

Trench-

Gulf

Plain:

Hill:

Mountain-

Plateau :

Mesa:

Valley:

Canyon:

Spring:

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Grand Canyon

Canyon: plateau :: valley : mountain

Colorado RiverAnother picture

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html

http://blog.viarentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Grand-Canyon.jpg

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DEFINITION

Tallest mountain in the world:

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The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. 29,029 ft

DEFINITION

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Mt. Everest

http://www.mountain7.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/08_wallpaper_mount_everest.jpg

Rocky Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

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www.worldmapsonline.com/ContiUSreliefmap.htm

ELEVATION MAP

*Andes

*Rocky *Appalacian*Himalayas/

*Brazilian

*Great Dividing

*Tien Shan*Ural

*Sumataran/ Javan

Hindu Kush

*Great Rift

Valley

*Alps

*Altal

*Atlas

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http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/49768/map-of-worlds-mountain-ranges-illustration/

Appalachian Mountains:

“Great Smokey Mtns.”

Rocky Mtns.

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US Great Plains

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http://thefinalhour.blogspot.com/2010/04/ogallala-aquifer-is-drying-up-which.html

http://gasforumblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/press-clippings-can-help-to-reduce-agricultural-accidents/

DEFINITION

Plateau/ Mesa

DEFINITION

http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/175/colorado_plateau_t3105.jpg

Valley DEFINITION

http://www.wallpapersphere.com/nature-wallpapers/scenery/hooker-valley.html

Plain: flat land

Hill: slightly- raised land (with earth & stone underneath)

Mountain- a huge hill of rock formed by the movement of the Earth’s plates

Plateau : high, flat-topped mountain

Mesa: means ‘table’ in spanish; a small plateau

Valley: dip between two mountains

Canyon: a valley between two high ridges formed by water or ice erosion

Spring: underground water supply that comes up

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Island- land surrounded by water

Peninsula- land that juts out surrounded by water on 3 sides

Coral reef- a wall of coral that pokes above the water near the drop-off zone in tropical waters

Atoll- a coral reef surrounding a lagoon

Delta- place where the river empties into the ocean

Seamount- a mountain under the ocean

Trench- long depression in the ocean floor

Gulf – water surrounded by land on three sides

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Island

DEFINITIONhttp://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Treasure_Island.html

Peninsula (Florida from space)

DEFINITION

http://virtualastronaut.tietronix.com/textonly/act10/images/florida_peninsula_r.jpg

LINK with definitions

DEFINITION

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/969461859_99f6a59c13.jpg

Atoll (off coast of Belize)

DEFINITION

www.renegadebs.com/2006_12_01_archive.html

Delta

ANOTHER PICTURE

Flooded Mississippi Delta Plain

DEFINITION

Seamount (HAWAII)BACK

DEFINITION

http://www.full-circle.org/hawaii/science/geology/hawaii2.jpg

Ocean trenchesBACK

DEFINITION

http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/trenches.gif

Gulf of Mexico

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DEFINITION

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