Unit 2. Social Science

A world of landscapes

The landscape is what we can see around us. We can see landscapes everywhere.

In the man-made part In the natural of Almería… part of Almería...

• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAN-MADE AND NATURAL PART OF ALMERIA?

Natural landscapes consist of relief, areas of water and living things.

They are changed by natural forces like rain, wind, earthquakes, etc.

Trees

Mountains

Rivers

Plains

Cliffs

Beach

Human create buildings, houses, lighthouses, etc.

Man-made landscapes

Rural landscapes Urban landscapes

Factory

Road

Skyscraper

Building

• What is a landscape? It is what we see around us.

• What is the difference between natural and man-made landscapes? The difference is that natural landscapes are not changed by people and man-made landscapes are changed by people.

• What do natural landscapes consist of? Natural landscapes consist of relief, areas of water and living things.

• NATURAL LANDSCAPES

MOUNTAIN RANGE

VILLAGE

FORESTSNARROW RIVER

ROADS

WIDE RIVERS

CROPS

TOWNS OR CITIES

LAKES

In your text…

• UnderlineUnderline the man-made elements in blue.

• Underline the natural elements in green.

• Classify the elements in a table

• What is a mountain landscape? A mountain landscape is an area which the highest part are mountains.

• What is a plain landscape? A plain landscape is an area of flat land.

• What is a mountain range? A mountain range is many mountains together.