Types of Landscapes
An area where the land meets the ocean
Coastal landscape
An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry
A flood
Which Sydney beach suburb has a big problem with coastal erosion?
Collaroy
These are formed when material such as sand is brought to shore.
Beaches
Landscape
An area formed by a variety of landforms.
A landscape shaped by a river
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
Arid landscape
A rapid flow of snow or rock down a mountain side
Avalance
Name two well-known landforms in Australia.
Uluru, Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, the three sisters, the twelve 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 triggered by earthquakes under the ocean surface
Tsunami
What is desertification?
When fertile land becomes dry and less productive as the desert encroaches.
these are dry, sandy regions with little rainfall
Deserts
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 is called .....
Volcanic eruption
Name two negative impacts of tourism.
Pollution, destruction of landforms/sites, vandalism, species extinction, etc.
A flat expanse of land usually with grass but few or no trees
Plain
Tectonic activity
The movement of the earth's plates causes volcanoes and earthquakes.