Types of Landscapes and Landforms
What do we call a landscape that is not naturally occuring?
Built or man-made landscape
Define 'Landform'
A landform is a natural feature of the Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain e.g. hills or valleys
What is found at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
What does abiotic mean?
Non-living e.g water, air, soil, sunlight.
Whereabouts on the Earth are rainforests usually located and why?
Define 'landmark'
A landmark is an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognised from a distance.
What line of latitude is found at 23.5o North?
Tropic of Cancer
Name the country where the landmark "Christ the Redeemer" is located.
Brazil
Polar regions are often covered in a layer of Permafrost. What is Permafrost?
a layer beneath the surface of the soil where the ground is permanently frozen
What is an archipelago?
A group or chain of islands e.g. the largest archipelago, the Malay Archipelago which is made up of Indonesia and the Philippines.
Name all 7 continents from biggest to smallest.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.
True or false? Longitude is the distance east or west of the equator.
False - Longitude is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
There are two key elements a landscape must have to be considered a desert. What are these two things?
Low rainfall and temperature extremes
Define 'Landscape'
A landscape is a part of the Earth’s surface consisting of a variety of geographical features e.g. desert
What line of latitude is located at 66.5 degrees south?
Antarctic Circle
True or false? The Prime Meridian is found at 0 degrees longitude.
True
Describe the process that creates Karst landscapes and name one landform that is often seen in a Karst Landscape
Karst landscapes form when mildly acidic water flows over soluble rock such as limestone.
Define 'geomorphic process'
A geomorphic process is a natural process that shapes the surface of the Earth e.g. weathering, erosion, deposition and tectonic activity.
Name all 5 oceans in order from biggest to smallest.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic.
At what line of latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn?
23.5o South