Geomorphic processes
What is this geomorphic process: A process which involves the removal of soil, sand or rock from a coastal landform
Erosion
What are landscapes?
Everything you can see across an area of land.
What are landforms?
A natural feature of the earth's surface.
What is the capital of Germany?
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is this geomorphic process: adds soil, sand or rock to a landform. Waves, wind, rain, plants and animals can all cause these processes to occur.
Deposition
What type of landscape are areas of land that receive very little rainfall and where there is little water available for plants and other organisms.
A desert
What are the characteristics of a mountain?
They have steep, sloping sides, are rocky with a high peak and generally rise high above the surrounding landscape.
What type of animals are ‘The Lady and the Tramp’ in the Disney movie?
Dogs
What heats water in a hot spring?
Magma
What is this geomorphic process: when elements such as wind, rain or temperature weaken a landform, causing it to break down.
False. The most common definition of an island is any mass of land that is surrounded entirely by water but is smaller than a continent.
What landscape is formed by the movement of the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface?
Mountain landscapes
How are mountain landforms formed by the earth?
Through the movement of tectonic plates
Which two Japanese cities were bombed with an atomic bomb on 6 and 9 August 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Variable answers! Name a continent.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarcticac, Europe, Australia
True or false.
Constructive Waves are waves which add material to beaches by carrying sediment onto the beach when the swash is stronger than the backwash.
True
What landscape contains features such as beach, dunes, bays, spits and lagoons?
Coastal landscapes
What is this landform: an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
A Plateau
What year did the game Fortnite release?
2017
Which river is not crossed by any bridges?
Amazon River
True or false.
Longshore drift is a process where sediment is transported along a beach in the opposite direction as the prevailing wind direction.
False
What is a landscape formed by the natural movement of a water system such as a river?
Riverine Landscape
What is this landform: a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or mountain.
A Monolith
Who is the founder of Amazon?
Jeff Bezos
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland