Features in the Geosphere

The shape of the land is called

• Geography

• Topography

• geneology

• landology

Features such as coastline, dunes, and mountains.

• Landforms

• Topography

• Geography

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Forces that construct or build up the land are called

• Constructive Forces

• Destructive Forces

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This kind of force destroy or wear away landmasses.

• Destructive Forces

• Constructive Forces

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Destructive Forces that change the Earth's shape include:

• Wind

• Plate Collisions

• Ice

• Rain

• Fire

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A landform with both high elevation and high relief

• Coastline

• dune

• river

• mountain

The boundary between the land and the ocean

• coastline

• river

• dunes

• mountains

A hill of sand piled up by the wind is called

• volcanos

• dunes

• deltas

A natural stream of water that flows into another body of water is called

• the ocean

• a creek

• a tributary

• a river

When sediments are shifted and built up due to the movement of water what is formed?

• A delta

• a dune

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