LANDFORM TYPES
This is a landform that rises high above its surroundings. Taller than a hill, it usually has steep slopes and a rounded or sharp peak.
What is a Mountain?
This is the lower part of the land, between two higher parts of mountains or hills.
What is a valley?
The part of Earth that do not support life.
What is the Geosphere?
This is the color of main roads on a topographical map
Red
This is a landform that is higher than the surrounding terrain and is smaller than a mountain.
What is a Hill?
This is a vast, continuous body of saltwater that covers about 71% of Earth's surface.
What is an ocean?
This is an area along a river that is exposed to periodic flooding. These plains are made up of small rocks, mud, and silt carried by rivers as they flow downstream.
What are the flood plains?
This is the color of water features on a topographical map
What is blue?
These are defined as level lands that may be flat or just gently rolling.
What are Flatlands?
This is a large, still body of water that is usually surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
Flat lowland that begins at the ocean’s edge and slopes gently upward towards an area of higher elevation.
What are the costal plains?
This is the color of contour lines on a topographical map
What is brown or red
This is a narrow, deep valley cut by a river through rock.
What is a canyon?
This is an area of land that is surrounded by water.
What is an island?
These mountains are formed by a destructive process called erosion.
What is a plateau mountain?
This is the height of a landform above a surface or sea level.
What is elevation?
These are formed when there is pressure forcing magma towards the Earth’s surface, but the magma cannot find a spot weak enough to form a vent and erupt.
What is a dome mountain?
These are lines on a topographic map are a network of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines that divide the map into squares, allowing users to pinpoint a precise location on the map by using coordinates based on these lines
What are grid lines?