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Landforms
Use the information you have gained from the reading on landforms to answer the questions below.
Define what a landform is. Give 3 examples of landforms.
A landform is a naturally made or formed feature on earth. Some examples include:
mountains, plateaus, and hills.
What is the study of topography?
The study of topography is studying the physical features of landforms around the world.
How are landforms categorized? List the criteria to categorize landforms.
Landforms are categorized by: elevation, slope, orientation, rock exposure, and soil type.
What is Mariana Trench? Explain what kind of landform this is.
The Mariana Trench is a trench that is underwater in the west side of the pacific ocean. The
Mariana trench is a trench which is a landform that is basically a narrow ditch underground
or in this case underwater.
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Name: Date: Activity 1.3
Landforms
Use the information you have gained from the reading on landforms to answer the questions below.
Fill out the chart using the categorization of landforms from the reading.
Category Description Examples
-Big -Mountains -ridge
Mountainous -Grow taller than all surrounding land -table -valley
landforms -sloping sides -flat
-peak or summit at top -hill
-plateau
-Dominated by bodies of water -canyon -levee
Fluvial -shaped by running water -cave -pond
landforms -channel -river
-cliff -waterfall
-lake
-formed by glaciers -fjords
Glacial - has flowing ice or meltwater -glaciers
landforms
-Coastal landforms are often created by -continental shelf
Oceanic and waves -coral reef
coastal landforms -in coastal or oceanic ecosystems -island
-Created by erosion of water -isthmus
-peninsula
-made by volcanic activities volcanic craters and
Volcanic -very large range of volcanic landforms volcanoes
landforms -mountains, domes, or cones
-shaped by the wind -dunes
Aeolian -dry lakes
landforms -lots of varieties of them
-have height -bluff
Slope
-larger than the surrounding area -butte
landforms -similar to mountainous landforms -cliffs
- -hills
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