Landforms and landscapes

Landforms and landscapes

Outcomes:

GE4-2 - describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments

Lesson plan:

Activit

Activity 1:

Raise hands when you think you know the name of the presented landscapes over the next 6 slides.

What is this famous landmark? (Question & answers on next slide)

Fill in the Blanks

What is famous landscape in the previous slide?

What is this famous landmark? (Question & answers on next slide)

Multiple Choice

What is the famous landscape in the previous slide?

• Niagara Falls

• Yosemite Falls

• Victoria Falls

What is this famous landmark? (Question & answers on next slide)

Multiple Choice

What is the famous landscape in the previous slide?

• Guantanamo Bay

• Botany Bay

• Tokyo Bay

• Ha Long bay

What is the difference between landscapes and landforms?

• Landscapes: A landscape is part of the Earth’s surface. It consists of a variety of geographical features that are characteristic of an area, and are classified as either natural or human landscapes.

• Landforms: A natural geographical feature or shape that appears on the Earth’s surface. These include mountains, plains and rivers. They are normally created by geographical forces of nature, such as erosion.

Multiple Choice

What is bigger?

• A landscape

• A Landform

Different types of landscapes

Mountain Landscapes

Mountain landscapes and landforms

• Mountain landscapes are formed by the movement of tectonic plates, which creates pressure between the two plates and pushes the earths crust against each other to create mountains

• Landforms within this environment:

  Mountain – a large mass of earth that has been significantly elevated on the Earth’s surface. Ridge – a long, narrow, elevated surface. Valley – a low area, normally surrounded by mountains.

Riverine Landscapes

Riverine landscapes and landforms

• A riverine landscape is created through the natural movement of water, such as erosion from a river or creek. These landscapes are extremely useful for agricultural activities as the surrounding areas are continually renewed with vital resources needed for crops grow.

• Landforms in this environment: Flood plain – a low-lying area regularly flooded by a river. Riverbed – the channel in which the river flows. Billabong – an branch of a river forming a pool, however, only meets with the river when flooding occurs.

Coastal Landscapes

Coastal landscapes and landforms

• Coastal landscapes are shaped by Aeolian processes (erosion and transportation of sediment). These forces create bays, beaches and cliffs, to name a few.

• Landforms in this environment: Beach - a shore normally sandy or made up of pebbles. Headland - an outcrop of land that is elevated above the sea.

Desert Landscapes

Desert landscapes and landforms

• For a landscapes to be classified as a desert, it needs to receive less that 250mm of rain annually. Therefore, there can be hot deserts, such as the Sahara, and cold deserts, such as Antarctica, as both areas meet this requirement.

• Landforms in this environment: Oasis – a supply of groundwater in the desert, normally surrounded by vegetation. Grassland plains – a large, normally flat area that is covered in a variety of grasses.

Tropical Rainforest Landscapes

Tropical rainforest landscapes and landforms

• Normally found along the equator, tropical rainforests are made up of a large number of plant and animal species that thrive in hot, humid and extremely wet environments. These landscapes are very productive in reproducing species as a result of similar conditions all year round.

• Landforms in this environment: Mountain - a large mass of earth that has been significantly elevated on the Earth’s surface. Valley - a low area surrounded by mountains.

Built Landscapes

Built landscapes and landforms

• Unlike the other landscapes as previously mentioned, built landscapes are made by humans, and do not include specific landforms. Instead they have features, such as transport, roads and buildings.

Activity 2:

Raise hands to answer each question on the next 4 slides.

Multiple Choice

What type of landscape is this?

• Desert Landscape

• Valley landform

• Mountain Landscape

• Tropical rainforest landscape

Multiple Select

What types of landforms make-up a riverine landscape/ (Multiple answers)

• Flood plain

• Sand dunes

• Billabong

• Riverbed

Multiple Choice

Coastal landscapes are created by what process?

• Wind

• Fluvial

• Aeolian

Multiple Select

Do built landscapes have landforms?

• Yes.

• No.

• Yes, as well as features.

• No, they only have features

End of lesson

References:

Eastern, M. (2013). Oxford Big Ideas Geography 8 Australian Curriculum Student Book. Oxford University Press. Chapter 1.1, p40-52. Retrieved from:

http://lib.oup.com.au/secondary/geography/Big_Ideas_Geography/8/Oxford-Big-Ideas-Geography-8-ch1-Landforms-and-landscapes.pdf