physical characteristics land formations. mountains plains hills plateaus
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Physical CharacteristicsPhysical Characteristics
Land FormationsLand Formations
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MOUNTAINS
PLAINS HILLS
PLATEAUS
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Identifiable by their steep slopes and their
peak or summit.
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Major mountain ranges include:Major mountain ranges include:Himalaya Mts. (Asia – Between Nepal and Tibet)
Andes Mts. (South America – on the western coast)
Rocky Mts. (North America – Canada to New Mexico)
Pyrenees Mts. (Europe – Between Spain and France)
Alps (Europe – South central Europe)
Apennines (Europe – Italy)
Ural Mts. (Asia – Russia; separates Europe from Asia)
Atlas Mts. (Africa – from Morocco to Tunisia)
Appalachian Mts. (North America – Eastern U.S.)
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The Himalayas(Rooftop of the World)
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Matterhorn
Peak
Steep Slopes
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Highest point in the Rockies is Mt. McKinley (20,320 ft.) in the Alaska Range.
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More rounded than mountains, generally lower and with less
relief.
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ROUNDED TOPS
GENTLE SLOPES
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Flat
or
gently rolling lands.
Plains can be coastal or interior.
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Coastal Plains
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Interior PlainsNotice anything
missing?
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Heavily grassy plains (and plateaus) are known as prairies. Most are
found west of the Mississippi River.
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Usually called a “tableland,” plateaus are higher than the land to one side and lower than the land to the other. The steep side begins with a cliff. It is an in-between land that separates mountains from plains.
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CANYON
BUTTEMESA
ARCHIPELAGOVALLEY
CONTINENTAL SHELF
ISTHMUS
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An isolated hill with a flat top and steep sides.
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Flat-topped, elevated area that is bigger than a butte but smaller than a plateau.
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Deep, narrow
valley with steep sides, and usually
a river running
through it.
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A depression in the earth’s
surface, usually
between hills or mountains.
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A group of islands situated closely together. Example: Japan
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The underwater
extension of a continent. It’s
beneath the surface of the
water.
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A narrow piece of
land that connects two large
land masses and
separates two bodies of water.
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Class Work-HomeworkClass Work-Homework• On Your Own: Draw an imaginary island. On this
island, illustrate at the different landforms we discussed in class. Be sure to label each landform and give its characteristics.
• Use all 11 types of landforms. Descriptions and characteristics are provided for all 11.
• Use 8 types of landforms. Descriptions and characteristics are provided for all 8.
• Use 6 types of landforms. Descriptions and characteristics are provided for all 6.