Landforms
What is a landform?
A landform is something made in nature over a long period of time
This is a symbolic representation of the surface of the Earth
What is a map?
This is a large land mass
What is a continent?
This is a large body of water
What is an ocean?
What is a Manmade Structure?
A Manmade structure is something built by humans
Give an example of a landform
Mountain, hill, island
This is a spherical representation of the Earth
What is a globe?
Do all continents have the same climate? What is something unique about our continent
No, north america goes through 4 seasons, warm and cold. Native animals are bald eagle, deer, mountain cats, turkeys
The 5 major oceans
The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans
Give an example of a Manmade Structure
Bridge, road,building,tunnel,
Do maps show landforms?
Yes maps can show where mountains are located
This is a book of maps
What is an atlas?
This is the smallest continent
What is Australia?
What kind of animals live in the ocean?
Whales, fish, turtles
How is a Bridge or Tunnel useful?
These manmade structures allow us to get from one place to another avoiding obsticles such as going over water, or through a mountain
What is a map that shows landforms called?
A physical map
What is a Map Key?
Where there are symbols or colors to represent different things on a map
The continents from largest to smallest (size)
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
Is all ocean water the same?
Some oceans are warm, some are cold.
Are Manmade structures shown on maps?
Yes, Maps show where manmade structures are located.
How are islands made?
From underwater volcanoes erupting and the lava hardening at the surface
What is a compass rose?
A compass rose tells directions on a map, shows us where north east south and west are
About 200 million years ago, the Earth only had one land mass named Pangea (True or False)
What is True?
Which Ocean is the largest?
What is the Pacific
Yes, example statue of liberty, white house