Landforms
How it's made
Constructive- Destructive
100

This landform is made with magma

Valcano

100

Magma rises from the hot spots and erupts as lava through cracks in the Earth's surface forming volcanoes.

Volcano

100

Is a flood destructive or constructive or both

both

200

a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.

Hill

200

form where two continental plates collide. Since both plates have a similar thickness and weight, neither one will sink under the other. Instead, they crumple and fold until the rocks are forced up to form a mountain range.

Mountain

200

Is a Volcano destructive or constructive or both

destructive

300

a piece of land surrounded by water

island

300

from water moving from a higher elevation to a lower elevation, all due to gravity.

River

300

Is a mountain destructive or constructive or both

Constructive


400

a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.

canyon

400

Water and ice carry the bits of dirt, rock, and other material, called sediment, down hillsides to be deposited elsewhere. As layer upon layer of this sediment is laid down, plains form.

Plain

400

Is a waterfall destructive or constructive or both

destructive

500

a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

Mountain

500

Flooding of coastal lowlands from rising sea levels has created broad coastal marshes that are protected from wave action by barrier islands or reefs.

Marshes

500

Is a river Both, constructive, or destructive

Both