Landforms. Types of Landforms Plains Plateaus Hills Mountains.

Landforms

Types of Landforms

• Plains• Plateaus• Hills• Mountains

Plains

Plains

• Elevation and local relief – low• Farmland• Deserts• Coastal valleys• Most people live in this land form• Easy to build and put in roads• Easy to grow crops

Plateaus

Plateaus

• Elevation is high and local relief is low• Hard to grow crops and build roads• Grazing done

• Examples: Antarctica, Greenland, parts of Africa

Mountains

Mountains

How mountains are formed:VolcanoesDomeFaultFolding

Elevation and local relief is high

Volcanoes

Mountain Groups

• Ring of Fire

– Circles the Pacific Ocean– Longest mountain chain – Andes, South America

Mountain Groups

• Pamir Mountain Hub– Spokes of wheel– Asia, Europe– Mt. Everest – world’s tallest mountain– Alps - Europe

Hills

Hills

• Elevation and local relief – high but not as high as mountains

• Easier to build and put in roads• Uses– Growing crops– Grazing animals– Lumbering– Mining