Landforms
Plain
Mountains are what shape?
Cone
A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
Island
True or False:
Deserts are very WET landforms
False. Deserts are very DRY landforms that receive little or no precipitation.
Rocks are formed by ______, which are solid materials found in nature.
Minerals
Large areas of high, flat lands. They have a steep side and a flat top.
Plateau
The pointed top of a mountain
Peak
A group of islands
Archipelago
_________ deserts are often covered with sand.
Hot Deserts
Scientists have divided rocks into three groups...
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
Low area between two hills or mountains.
Valleys
A group of mountains joined together
Mountain range
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. Examples include Spain and Portugal
Peninsula
______ deserts are covered with rocks or snow.
Cold Deserts.
These rocks are made of layers often deposited by lakes and the sea. The materials press together to form rocks over millions of years. One example is Sandstone
Sedimentary rocks
Landforms near the sea...
Landforms away from the sea...
Coastal
Inland
Mountains have _____ sides that go from low to high.
Steep sides
Islands can be the top of a mountain,_______, or hill whose sides are underwater.
Volcano
This desert is the driest place on Earth. Located in South America
Atacama Desert
These rocks are formed by volcanoes when they erupt and the lava cools off. One example is Granite
Igneous Rocks
What kind of slope do hills have?
Gentle slope
The highest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula
Very high mountains often have a ______ cap
Mulhacen
Snow cap
Can you name one Volcanic Island in Spain?
Can you name the two archipelagos located in Spain?
Tenerife, la Palma, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, EL Hierro, Fuerteventura, la Gomera
Balearic Islands, Canary Islands
Found in hot deserts, _____ are formed when wind blows. Forming small hills
Dunes
These rocks change over time by very high heat and pressure below earths surface. One Example is Marble.
Metamorphic Rocks