Types of Landscapes
Mountains
Rivers
Coastal
Misc.
100
What are landscapes?
Everything you can see in an area.
100
What do mountain landscapes have? Name five
Mountains, hills, valleys, mountain ranges, rivers.
100
What are the three parts of a river?
Upper course, middle course, lower course
100
What is a beach?
An area of low, flat land next to the sea. Beaches have rocks and sand
100
What is a plain?
It´s a large area of flat land
200
What do flat landscapes have?
Plains and plateaus
200
What is the foot of a mountain?
The bottom of a mountian
200
What is the source of a river?
The place where a river begins
200
What is a cliff?
A high wall of rock next to the sea.
200
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands
300
What do coastal landscapes have?
Beaches and cliffs
300
What is the summit of a mountian?
The top of a mountian
300
What is the mouth of a river?
Where a river meets the sea, ocean, or lake
300
What is an island?
An area of land that is surrounded by water
300
What is a plateau?
It´s a high plain with steep sides
400
What are man-made features? Give 2 examples
Features made by people Roads, villages, fields, roads, bridges
400
What is a mountain range?
A group of mountains
400
What are tributaries?
Small rivers that join the main river
400
What is a bay?
Where the sea goes into the land
400
What are 2 ways we can protect coastal landscapes?
Do not pick wild flowers Respect the animals Dont climb the cliffs because you could fall or destroy the animals homes Put animals back in the same place Never drop litter or leave bottles
500
What are natural features? Give 5 examples.
Features that havent been changed by people Mountains, Rivers, forests, plateaus, cliffs
500
What are the slopes of a mountian?
The sides of a mountain
500
When does a river form meanders?
When a river leaves its source, it becomes wider and forms bends
500
What is a cape?
An area of land that goes into the sea
500
What does a relief map show? What does the key show?
It shows the landscape in different colors to represent different relief. The key tells us what each color means.