Post on 18-May-2015
LANDFORMS
Mountain landforms
• A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak.
• Plateau: is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain
Glacial landforms
• U-shaped valley (U-valley)
Coastal landforms
• Peninsula:a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus
Coastal landforms
• Beach
• Cape
Coastal landforms
• Cliff: a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock. Cliffs near vertical, rock. Cliffs are common on are common on coasts, in , in mountainous areas and areas and along rivers along rivers
• Fiord
Coastal landforms
• Bay and Gulf: A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. A large bay may be called a gulf.
• Ria and Estuary: A ria is a landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries.
Estuary
• Sella • Miño
FLUVIAL LANDFORMS
RIVER
• A river is a flow of water in a natural channel .
• The point where the river begins is called the source.
• The point at which a river ends is the mouth.
• The path taken by the river from its source to the mouth is the course.
• As the river flows along the course, it is joined by smaller streams called tributaries
Valley
• V-shaped valley (V-valley)
Fluvial landforms
• Delta: the alluvial
deposit at the mouth
of a river