Types of landscapes
A type of landscape situated where the land meets the sea
Coastal
A chain of connected mountains
Mountain range
The process where rock is dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces
Weathering
The outer, rocky layer of the Earth
The crust
A hazard that has caused harm to a community.
Disaster
A dry area of land with little rainfall
Desert
A small, raised area of grassy land
Hill
The movement of rocks and sediment that have been broken apart through weathering
Erosion
The type of plate boundary that occurs where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
Divergent boundary
A type of hazard that hazards involves events related to weather and climate.
Meteorological hazard
A large area covered mainly with trees and undergrowth
Forest
A low area of land between hills or mountains
Valley
The process of eroded sediments, soil and rocks being added being added to a landform or landmass
Deposition
The type of plate boundary that occurs where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
Transform boundary
The geographical scale that includes specific neighbourhoods and communities.
Local scale
A flat area of land with grass and few trees
Plain
An underground void formed by the erosion of rock
Cave
The type of weathering that occurs when rocks and minerals decomposes or decays through reactions with water, oxygen, or acid.
Chemical weathering
The type of mountain that is created when tectonic plates collide, creating a subduction zone where one plate slides beneath the other and magma rises to the surface
Volcanic mountain
A human action that can increase the risk of landslides.
Deforestation, slope modification, road construction OR mining
A type of landscapes characterized by the dissolution of soluble rocks, creating distinctive surface and subsurface features such as sinkholes, caves, sinking streams, and springs.
Karst
A large area of high, level ground
Plateau
The type of weathering that occurs when rock is physically broken up
Mechanical weathering
The type of mountain that is created when tectonic plates collide and the edges of the plates crumple
Fold mountain
A reason why the Illawarra Escarpment is prone to landslides.
Created by vertical block faulting; sandstone susceptible to chemical weathering; heavy rainfall; OR deforestation