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LANDSCAPESLANDSCAPES
NATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL LANDSCAPES
• RELIEF
These are the different landforms in a lansdcape, like mountains, plains and valleys.
NATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL LANDSCAPES
• WATER
There is water in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.
NATURAL LANDSCAPESNATURAL LANDSCAPES
• FAUNA AND VEGETATION
These are the animals and plants that live on a landscape.
MAN – MADE LANDSACAPESMAN – MADE LANDSACAPES
• Man - made landscapes have artificial features made by people. Humans change natural landscapes to satisfy their needs, like cutting down forests to grow food. They also build cities and roads. These are artificial features.
LANDSCAPES CHANGELANDSCAPES CHANGE
• NATURAL CHANGES
Seasons, earthquakes, floods, etc.
• ARTIFICIAL CHANGES
These are the changes that people make.
MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS
OTHER
CONCEPTS
Valley
Mountain Range
Mountain Chain
SUMMIT
SLOPE
FOOT
FLATFLAT
PLATEAUOTHER
CONCEPTS
Wide rivers
Fertile lowlands
Hills
PLAIN
CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS
• LAKES
They are large areas of water surronded by land. Smaller bodies are called lagoons.
CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS
• RIVERSThey are currents of water that start in the mountains and run down the lowlands. They flow into a sea, a lake or into another river. When they flow into another river, they are called tributaries.
CONTINENTAL WATERSCONTINENTAL WATERS
• SUBTERRANEAN WATERS
These are underground. When these waters come above the ground, they become fountains and springs.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• BEACHES
They are flat and have sand.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• CLIFFS
They are high and are made of rocks.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• CAPES
They are landforms that stick out into the sea.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• GULFS
They are parts of the sea that cut into the land. Small gulfs are called bays.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• PENINSULAS
They are extensions of land that are bigger than capes. They have the sea on all its sides except one.
MARINE WATERSMARINE WATERS
• ISLANDS
They are extensions of land that have the sea all around it. Many islands next to each other are called an archipielago.