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The Puerto Rican landscape
Puerto Rico
Can you name of Puerto Rico’s natural landscapes?
landscape is the features of a given area of land.
Natural landscape – is a landscape that has not been transformed by humans beings. video
Vocabulary foldable Activity: 15 pts.
Describe the main elements of Puerto Rico’s landscapes creating a vocabulary foldable.
Research the vocabulary provided by the teacher on page 26-36 of your textbook.
Create a vocabulary foldable: Write the vocabulary word on the outside with representative drawing. The definition goes on the inside of the foldable. Rubric provided by the teacher.
Examples:
Vocabulary Altitude – different elevations we find on a landscape.
Relief- variation in altitudes, different shapes and heights of a landscape
◦ Both elevation and underwater landscapes are changing constantly due to External and internal forces.
◦ Examples: wind and water: external forces ◦ Volcanoes and earthquakes : internal forces
Erosion – wearing out caused by wind and water (video) ◦ Example: Wind breaks off pieces of rockfrom mountains and carries them in different
directions.◦ Water: in the form of rain, snow, hail, and even high tides can break rocks, create peaks, dig
holes and tunnels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Rp9MJJGCU
Plains – land without elevation
Mountain – natural elevation of land that reaches great heights.
Valleys – flat areas located between mountains
Metropolitan area – a zone that forms around a large city. Includes building ,
stores, residential areas.
Vault – a structure of stone or concrete that is shape like an arch. Forms a ceiling roof.
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