Landforms
2016-01-04
Landforms
are the natural features that make up the earth’s surface.
There
are many landforms that we can differentiate from. The main landforms are as
follows:
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Landform Type
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Definition
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2 Examples
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1)
Mountains
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A
natural elevation of the earth’s surface rising more or less abruptly to a
summit and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill usually greater
than 600m.
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Mount
Everest – Nepal
Rocky
Mountains (Western Canada) & Appalachian Mountains (Eastern Canada)
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2)
Shields
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The
base rock of an ancient mountain region that has been worn away leaving a
flat rocky landform region
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Canadian
Shield – Canada
Australian
Shield - Australia
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3)
Valleys
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An
area of low land between areas of higher land.
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Death
Valley, Grand Canyon – USA
Fraser
River Valley- Canada
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4)
Plains
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A
large flat to gently rolling region
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Great
Plains of Western Canada
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5)
Plateaus
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a
high flat region that has been lifted up by the movement of the earth’s
surface.
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Antarctic
Plateau - Antarctica
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