Landforms
steep face of rock and soil
cliff
an area of land between hills or mountains
valley
The growing of large cash crops for profit
commercial farming
Variations in the landscape
landform
This type of erosion is strongest in dry areas
wind erosion
an area of water bordered by land on three sides - smaller than a gulf
a piece of land jutting out into water
peninsula
Another name for subsistence husbandry which is common in mountainous and dry areas where farming is difficult
nomadic herding
Rich nutrients that help farmers produce large quantities of food
alluvium
Name two reasons many of the earth's mountains seem to have been formed
faulting
folding
a small stream
creek
Land that is almost always wet - usually classified as a marsh, bog, or swamp
wetland
DAILY DOUBLE
How do the oceans benefit humans?
The three major types of landforms
mountains plains
plateaus
Name the location of the greatest land displacement ever recorded as a result of an earthquake in 1964
Alaska
a strip of land with water on two sides connecting two larger areas to each other
isthmus
an artificial waterway usually connected to existing bodies of water
canal
cultivation or farming of seafood in a controlled, artificial environment
aquaculture
DAILY DOUBLE
Explain the differences between plains, plateaus, and mountains.
The most valuable landform for farmers
plains
a deep valley with steep sides usually carved by a river
canyon
a group of islands
archipelago
Name an example (from the textbook) of the combined effects of plate tectonics and mantle activity
The Hawaiian Islands
The process by which the relatively thin and dense oceanic crust slides down and under the more massive continental crust
subduction
The process of the Flood breaking apart the supercontinent and setting it in motion
continental drift