Types of Landscapes
An area where the sand meet the ocean.
Coastal landscape
An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry.
Floods
What beach did we study when we looked at Coastal landscapes?
Cronulla beach
Formed when material like sand is brought to shore.
Beach
Landscape
An area formed by a variety of landforms.
Areas shaped by rivers.
Riverine landscape
A sudden shaking in the ground caused by tectonic activity.
Earthquake
Name one reason why landscapes have economic value.
Tourism/trade
Erosion wears down the bottom of a rock platform, creating a _____
Cliff
Landform
Individual surface features of the land.
Dry, desert-like regions.
A rapid flow of snow or rock down a mountain side.
Avalance
Name 2 landforms in Australia.
Uluru, Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, The 3 sisters, 12 Apostles, etc.
A low area between hills or mountains, normally with a river flowing through it.
Valley
Deposition
The laying down of materials like sand, transported by wind or water.
Elevated areas with steep slopes and cliffs.
Mountain landscape
A large ocean wave trigged by earthquakes under the ocean surface.
Tsunami
What is land degradation?
When the land becomes less healthy or productive because of human use such as pollution, deforestation, etc.
Dry, sandy regions with little rainfall.
Desert
Erosion
The movement of broken-down rock and soil by water, wind.
Areas with rocks like limestone, resulting in caves.
Karst landscape
An expulsion of gases and magma through the top of a mountain.
Volcanic eruption
Name 2 negative impacts of tourism.
Pollution, destruction of landforms/sites, vandalism, species extinction, etc.
A flat expanse of land usually with grass but no trees.
Plain
Tectonic activity
The movement of the earth's plates causes volcanoes and earthquakes.