Landforms
The process which breaks down or dissolves of rocks and minerals on the surface. It can be physical or chemical.
Weathering
True or False. Landslides are geomorphic hazards.
True
The majority of earthquakes occur around here.
The ring of fire.
Define geomorphic processes
They are the natural processes which shape and transform the earth.
Identify what BOLTSS stands for.
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source
The process of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice coming to rest and sometimes forming a new landform.
Deposition
Name 2 types of landslides.
Flow, Topple, Slide, Spread, Fall
San Andreas in California is known for which type of tectonic plate activity?
Fault line - Tectonic plates slide against each other causing earthquakes.
Identify 4 geomorphic processes
Tectonic activity, weathering, erosion and deposition.
Name all 7 continents
Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, South America
The process whereby materials such as soil and rocks are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
Erosion
How many people died in the Thredbo Landslide?
18 deaths.
The tectonic plate boundaries that move towards each other are called.
convergent plate boundaries
Describe the process of deposition.
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Name all 5 major oceans
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Indian Ocean
A coastal landform formed by deposition of material.
Beach
Name 3 causes of the Thredbo Landslide.
Leaky pipeline, landfilled road, increased use of the area etc.
The tectonic plate boundaries that move away from each other are called.
Divergent plate boundaries.
Explain the main geomorphic process that created Mount Everest.
Tectonic Activity where two continental plates collided to create a fold mountain.
Name EIGHT countries in Europe
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A landform which has a flat top and is elevated above the surrounding area with steep slopes or cliffs on some or all of the sides.
Plateau
What date did the thredbo landslide occur?
30th July 1997
Describe how a fold mountain occurs.
Fold mountains are created where two of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together. At these colliding, compressing boundaries, rocks and debris are warped and folded into rocky outcrops, hills, mountains, and entire mountain ranges
Name 3 tectonic plates.
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