LANDFORMS

Mountain landforms

• A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak.

• Plateau: is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain

Glacial landforms

• U-shaped valley (U-valley)

COASTAL LANDFORMS

Coastal landforms

• Peninsula:a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus

Coastal landforms

• Beach

• Cape

Coastal landforms

• Cliff: a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock. Cliffs near vertical, rock. Cliffs are common on are common on coasts, in , in mountainous areas and areas and along rivers along rivers

• Fiord

Coastal landforms

• Bay and Gulf: A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. A large bay may be called a gulf.

• Ria and Estuary: A ria is a landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries.

Estuary

• Sella • Miño

FLUVIAL LANDFORMS

RIVER

• A river is a flow of water in a natural channel .

• The point where the river begins is called the source.

• The point at which a river ends is the mouth.

• The path taken by the river from its source to the mouth is the course.

• As the river flows along the course, it is joined by smaller streams called tributaries

Valley

• V-shaped valley (V-valley)

Fluvial landforms

• Delta: the alluvial

deposit at the mouth

of a river