LANDSCAPESLANDSCAPES

NATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL LANDSCAPES

• RELIEF

These are the different landforms in a lansdcape, like mountains, plains and valleys.

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• WATER

There is water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.

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• FAUNA AND VEGETATION

These are the animals and plants that live on a landscape.

MAN – MADE LANDSACAPESMAN – MADE LANDSACAPES

• Man - made landscapes have artificial features made by people. Humans change natural landscapes to satisfy their needs, like cutting down forests to grow food. They also build cities and roads. These are artificial features.

LANDSCAPES CHANGELANDSCAPES CHANGE

• NATURAL CHANGES

Seasons, earthquakes, floods, etc.

• ARTIFICIAL CHANGES

These are the changes that people make.

MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS

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CONCEPTS

Valley

Mountain Range

Mountain Chain

SUMMIT

SLOPE

FOOT

FLATFLAT

PLATEAUOTHER

CONCEPTS

Wide rivers

Fertile lowlands

Hills

PLAIN

CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS

• LAKES

They are large areas of water surronded by land. Smaller bodies are called lagoons.

CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS

• RIVERSThey are currents of water that start in the mountains and run down the lowlands. They flow into a sea, a lake or into another river. When they flow into another river, they are called tributaries.

CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS

• SUBTERRANEAN WATERS

These are underground. When these waters come above the ground, they become fountains and springs.

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• BEACHES

They are flat and have sand.

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• CLIFFS

They are high and are made of rocks.

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• CAPES

They are landforms that stick out into the sea.

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• GULFS

They are parts of the sea that cut into the land. Small gulfs are called bays.

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• PENINSULAS

They are extensions of land that are bigger than capes. They have the sea on all its sides except one.

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• ISLANDS

They are extensions of land that have the sea all around it. Many islands next to each other are called an archipielago.