Landforms!
This landform is characterized by steep sides and tall peaks. Formed when two tectonic plates collide and push material upwards.
Mountains
-cold temperatures year round
-little precipitation
Polar
natural process of breaking down rocks, soil and minerals when in contact with Earth's atmosphere
Weathering
This is the longest river in the world
Nile River
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legend/key
This landform is formed when magma breaches the Earth's crust. Magma becomes Lava once it is exposed to Earth's atmosphere. Lava eventually cools to form new land.
Volcano
-warm summers and moderate winters
-medium levels of precipitation
Temperate
movement of weathered pieces of material to a new location natural things like ice, water, wind, and even living organisms
Erosion
This is the watershed that Kincardine is situated in.
St. Lawrence River/ Atlantic Watershed
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scale
Low land that lays between mountains or higher parts of land. Can be formed by tectonic plate movement, glaciation, and/or erosion.
Valley
-high temperatures year round
-high precipitation year round
Tropical
process of eroded soil being moved by wind, water, ice or gravity to a new location to create a new landform. (Think of islands in a river....)
Deposition
important for circulating water on a global scale, affects global temperatures, assists shipping, and helps aquatic life migrate
Ocean currents
invisible lines measured in degrees that measure distance away from the equator
latitude
This is landform is formed when extreme erosion and weathering takes off the top of an exposed hill or mountain and flattens what is left behind. Can also be formed by magma that fails to breach the surface of the Earth.
Plateau
-high temperatures year round
-little to no precipitation
Dry
when humans extract natural resources from the Earth's crust and leave a big hole
Mining
a smaller river that branches into a larger river
tributary
invisible lines on the earth's surface, measured in degrees, that represent distance away from the prime meridian
longitude
This landform is caused by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river. This landform is often characterized by rich farm land and soils.
Delta
-hotter summers and colder winters than a temperate zone
-less precipitation that a temperate zone
Continental
the weight and movement of massive ice sheets on the Earth's surface. Ice moves or melts and drags material across surface to alter or form new landforms.
Glaciation
circulation is created by mixing of salty, warm water with fresher, cold water.
this is the name given to the landmass or "supercontinent" that was once comprised of all land on Earth.
Pangaea