Landforms. Types of Landforms Plains Plateaus Hills Mountains.
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Plains
• Elevation and local relief – low• Farmland• Deserts• Coastal valleys• Most people live in this land form• Easy to build and put in roads• Easy to grow crops
Plateaus
• Elevation is high and local relief is low• Hard to grow crops and build roads• Grazing done
• Examples: Antarctica, Greenland, parts of Africa
Mountain Groups
• Ring of Fire
– Circles the Pacific Ocean– Longest mountain chain – Andes, South America
Mountain Groups
• Pamir Mountain Hub– Spokes of wheel– Asia, Europe– Mt. Everest – world’s tallest mountain– Alps - Europe