Landscapes and Landforms vocabulary

What is a landscape?

• The physical and human forces that work in combination to form and transform the world, e.g. erosion, the water cycle, migration or urbanisation.

• The physical or chemical breakdown of materials into smaller materials.

• It is the visible appearance of an area, created by a combination of geological, geomorphological, biological, and cultural layers that have evolved over time.

• A place listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as of special cultural or natural significance for preservation for the global community.

What is a landform?

• The individual surface features of the Earth identified by their shape, e.g. dunes, plateaus, canyons, beaches, plains, rivers and valleys.

• the arrangement of items across the earth's surface

• Hazards that originate from the lithosphere (earth's crust) including volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides and avalanches

• Illustrations made using a photograph to record features about a landform or landscape. It is divided into foreground, middle ground and background so that the features of a photograph or image can be accurately labelled and explained.

What is a Geographical Process?

• the arrangement of items across the earth's surface

• A regularity in data; reoccurrence.

• Cause and effect, how one affects and changes the other.

• The physical and human forces that work in combination to form and transform the world, e.g. erosion, the water cycle, migration or urbanisation.

What is spatial distribution?

• the number of individuals per unit geographic area, for example, number per square meter, per hectare, or per square kilometer.

• The physical or chemical breakdown of materials into smaller materials.

• the arrangement of items across the earth's surface

• the way in which an organisation arranges the movement or delivery of its products to end-users

What is weathering

• The physical and human forces that work in combination to form and transform the world, e.g. erosion, the water cycle, migration or urbanisation.

• The physical or chemical breakdown of materials into smaller materials.

• The process by which the surface of the earth is worn and transported away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves.

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What is erosion?

• The process by which the surface of the earth is worn and transported away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves.

• The physical or chemical breakdown of materials into smaller materials.

• the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation.

• a strong feeling deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others

What is a geomorphological hazard?

• The process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as a geotagged photograph or video, websites, SMS messages, QR Codes or RSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata.

• the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms

• Hazards that originate from the lithosphere (earth's crust) including volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides and avalanches

• any agent that can cause harm or damage to humans, property, or the environment.

What is land degradation?

• the act of treating someone or something poorly and without respect

• When a report is released describing the quality of a given area of land and is assessed as being of poorer quality than previous reports.

• Roughening up the surface of land to make it more suitable for use.

• This occurs through human actions and includes salinity, accelerated soil erosion, the spread of weeds, loss of biodiversity and habitats and water pollution.

What is a World Heritage Site?

• The White House

• something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage

• A place listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as of special cultural or natural significance for preservation for the global community.

• First proposed in 1965.

What is a pattern?

• A regularity in data; reoccurrence.

• Cause and effect, how one affects and changes the other.

• the arrangement of items across the earth's surface

• Illustrations made using a photograph to record features about a landform or landscape. It is divided into foreground, middle ground and background so that the features of a photograph or image can be accurately labelled and explained.