Landforms Notes on landforms & how they are created with visuals
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LandformsPPt. by, Robin D. Seamon
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1a.html
Island-
Peninsula-
Coral reef-
Atoll-
Delta-
Seamount-
Trench-
Gulf
Plain:
Hill:
Mountain-
Plateau :
Mesa:
Valley:
Canyon:
Spring:
MAP
NEXT: begin definitions:
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1a.html
Grand Canyon
Canyon: plateau :: valley : mountain
Colorado RiverAnother picture
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0826_050826_grandcanyon.html
http://blog.viarentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/The-Grand-Canyon.jpg
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DEFINITION
Tallest mountain in the world:
link
The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, China. 29,029 ft
DEFINITION
MORE PICTURES
Mt. Everest
http://www.mountain7.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/08_wallpaper_mount_everest.jpg
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
MORE PICTURES
www.worldmapsonline.com/ContiUSreliefmap.htm
ELEVATION MAP
*Andes
*Rocky *Appalacian*Himalayas/
*Brazilian
*Great Dividing
*Tien Shan*Ural
*Sumataran/ Javan
Hindu Kush
*Great Rift
Valley
*Alps
*Altal
*Atlas
MORE PICTURES
http://www.fotolibra.com/gallery/49768/map-of-worlds-mountain-ranges-illustration/
Appalachian Mountains:
“Great Smokey Mtns.”
Rocky Mtns.
BACKhttp://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/wyoming/images/s/wyoming-rocky-mountains.jpg
US Great Plains
ANOTHER PICTURE
http://thefinalhour.blogspot.com/2010/04/ogallala-aquifer-is-drying-up-which.html
http://gasforumblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/press-clippings-can-help-to-reduce-agricultural-accidents/
DEFINITION
Plateau/ Mesa
DEFINITION
http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/175/colorado_plateau_t3105.jpg
Valley DEFINITION
http://www.wallpapersphere.com/nature-wallpapers/scenery/hooker-valley.html
Plain: flat land
Hill: slightly- raised land (with earth & stone underneath)
Mountain- a huge hill of rock formed by the movement of the Earth’s plates
Plateau : high, flat-topped mountain
Mesa: means ‘table’ in spanish; a small plateau
Valley: dip between two mountains
Canyon: a valley between two high ridges formed by water or ice erosion
Spring: underground water supply that comes up
Go On
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Island- land surrounded by water
Peninsula- land that juts out surrounded by water on 3 sides
Coral reef- a wall of coral that pokes above the water near the drop-off zone in tropical waters
Atoll- a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
Delta- place where the river empties into the ocean
Seamount- a mountain under the ocean
Trench- long depression in the ocean floor
Gulf – water surrounded by land on three sides
Go on
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Island
DEFINITIONhttp://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFNbrhds/Treasure_Island.html
Peninsula (Florida from space)
DEFINITION
http://virtualastronaut.tietronix.com/textonly/act10/images/florida_peninsula_r.jpg
LINK with definitions
DEFINITION
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/969461859_99f6a59c13.jpg
Atoll (off coast of Belize)
DEFINITION
www.renegadebs.com/2006_12_01_archive.html
Delta
ANOTHER PICTURE
Flooded Mississippi Delta Plain
DEFINITION
Seamount (HAWAII)BACK
DEFINITION
http://www.full-circle.org/hawaii/science/geology/hawaii2.jpg
Ocean trenchesBACK
DEFINITION
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/trenches.gif
Gulf of Mexico
BACK
DEFINITION
MOUNTAIN WS