Geography - Landforms R7A and R7B

Landforms can be defined as:

• extremely hot fluid or semi-fluid material under Earth’s crust

• the natural features that make up the Earth’s surface

• a long high wave caused by an undersea earthquake; a Japanese term meaning “harbour wave”.

• the release of energy through Earth’s crust due to changes taking place beneath it

Volcano Mountains form:

• because of the height of the land above sea level

• because of a long high wave caused by an undersea earthquake; a Japanese term meaning “harbour wave”.

• because there is a sudden rise in sea level caused by high winds pushing water towards the coastlines

• because there is an opening in Earth’s crust from which molten rock or magma escapes to reach the surface

The height of the land above sea level is called the:

• Elevation

• Landform

• Precipitation

• Vegetation

These are areas of very old rock formed from ancient mountain regions that have been worn down over millions of years. They exist on every continent in the world.

• Lowlands

• Plateau

• Hills

• Shield

Which of these are true about valleys

• they are created in several ways

• they release of energy through Earth’s crust due to changes taking place beneath it

• they are an area of low land between areas of higher land

• they were formed at the bottom of what were once seas

• they often have a river or stream is flowing through them in the direction of the slope

Which of these are true about plains:

• they are an area that is generally quite flat but they can also have areas of gently rolling hills

• they are usually found at high elevations

• they are usually found at low elevations

• they are well suited to agriculture and farming

• some were formed at the bottom of what were once seas

Two plains located along coastlines in Canada are:

• the Rockies Lowlands

• the Cordillera Lowlands

• the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

• the Hudson's Bay Lowlands

• the Tatooine Lowlands

Plains located along coastlines are called:

• Lowlands

• Highlands

• Soggy

• Beaches

• Lowlifes

Which of these are true about plateaus:

• they often have a river or stream flowing through them in the direction of the slope

• they are a large area of mainly flat land found at high elevations and are found in mountainous regions and sometimes between two mountains.

• they are created by movements under Earth’s surface that lift the land

• they occur at higher elevations than plains

• they have another name: tablelands

Which of these are true about fold mountains:

• exist in contradiction to the theory that the Earth’s surface is made up of rigid plates that are pushed by forces inside the planet

• are located where the edges of tectonic plates arch up inridges, like a wrinkled carpet

• are located far away from where tectonic plates collided or are colliding

• are huge crumpled ridges where tectonic plates collide.

• are mountains so large that they often divide rivers, create clear climate regions and mountains create unique conditions for vegetation and animals = ecozones