Landscapes 1
Define the term "landscape"
A landscape is an area defined by specific characteristics and landforms.
Define the term "landform"
A landform is a recognisable and natural formed feature on Earth's surface e.g. Uluru
What are the four ways we value landscapes?
Aesthetic, Cultural, Economic and Spiritual
What is the name for the movement of water up the beach, carried by a breaking wave?
The swash carries sediment up the beach, often at an angle
Name 3 types materials spewed from a volcano
Lava, ash, gas
Name 3 types of landscapes
Coastal, mountain, desert & river
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is meant by competing values when referring to landscapes and landforms?
The same landscape can be valued by different people for different reasons?
Animals, like rabbits or puffins, burrowing into a cliff face can cause it to become unstable and collapse. What is this an example of?
Biological Weathering: This type of weathering is caused by the actions of living organisms (bio = life).
What does BOLTSS stand for?
Border, Orientation, Legend/Key, Title, Scale, Source
The landscape type found along the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn (close to the equator)
What is a desert?
What are 2 of the processes that shape our natural landforms?
Erosion, weathering and deposition
What are 3 of the main threats to coastal landscapes?
Pollution, overfishing, climate change, coastal development
Give 3 examples of geomorphological hazards
Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, earthquakes
The invisible lines that run through the centre of the earth
Equator
Name 4 landforms that make up a coastal landscape
Beach, Bay, Headland, Spit, Tombolo, Bar, Sea Arch, Sea Cave, Stack, Wave Cut platform, Sand Dune
Fold, fault-block and volcanic
What type of landform is created when two continental plates collide and push upwards, crumpling the rock?
Fold Mountains: The immense pressure from the collision folds the Earth's crust, creating massive mountain ranges.
Which type of erosion is like sandpaper, where rocks and sand in the waves grind against a cliff?
Abrasion: This 'sandpaper' effect uses the sea's load (rocks, sand) to wear away the coastline.
Name all SEVEN continents
Australia, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Africa
What is the distinctive shape of a valley that has been carved out and widened by a large glacier?
U-shaped valley: A glacier acts like a giant bulldozer, carving a wide, flat bottom and steep sides.
A long, narrow ridge of sand that stretches out from the coast into the sea is called..
A Spit; Formed by deposition (specifically longshore drift) carrying sediment along the coast.
At which type of plate boundary is new crust (land) being created?
Divergent Boundary: As plates pull apart, magma from the mantle rises, cools, and solidifies to form new crust
Water gets into a crack in a cliff, freezes, expands, and forces the crack to get wider. What type of weathering is this?
Physical Weathering (Freeze-Thaw)
Name all EIGHT capital cities in Australia
Sydney, Canberra, Hobart, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin and Perth