Gully Landforms Gully Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A channel cut into a hillside or mountainside Formed by running water Example of a Gully Landform: Waterfall Gully, Cleland Conservation Park, Adelaide, South Australia The gully picture above is taken during the fall season. What is a Gully Landform? A gully is a channel cut into […]
Beach Ridge Landforms Beach Ridge Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: An elevated ridge of sand or other beach material Runs parallel to the shoreline Formed by wave action Example of a Beach Ridge Landform: Beach in Halkidiki Peninsula, Greece What is a Beach Ridge Landform? A beach ridge is a elevated ridge along the beach […]
Landforms Lesson Plans This lesson was adapted from: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/827.html This lesson plan is for: Social Studies, English, Language arts and is suitable for Grade 2 What students will accomplish in lesson : The students will explore different landforms on http://worldlandforms.com which will lead to a presentation on their favorite landforms. Goals : Social Studies – Students will develop […]
List of Landforms on Earth Types of Landforms and Definitions Alluvial fan: land formation that occurs when sedimentary materials such as rocks, gravel, and silt, are deposited onto land as a result of decreasing or stopped water flow from a river or stream source. Altitude (elevation): the height above sea level Anabranch: a flowing part of […]
Karst Landforms Karst Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Limestone or other soluble rock layers Shaped or dissolved by microscopic lifeforms, running water, waves or weathering Example of a Karst Landform: Ozark Plateau, Ozark Mountains, Missouri and Arkansas, USA The karst picture above is in Yangshuo Guilin, China What is a Karst Landform? A karst is an […]
Canyon Click on the canyon picture to see it in full size. You will not leave this page when clicking on the picture. A canyon has 3 main characteristics Narrow valley Steep sides Created by erosion Canyon Landforms Examples: Grand Canyon in Arizona Bronson Canyon Los Angeles, California What is a Canyon Landform? When we […]
Rapids Rapids Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A fast moving section of a river Has rough water Example of a Rapids Landform: Lava Falls Rapid, Colorado River, Arizona, USA The rapids picture above is of river rapids in Norway. What is a Rapids Landform? Rapids are a fast moving portion of a river with rough […]
Cuesta Landforms Cuesta Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Gently sloping ground formation Cliff or steep face drops from upper edge Example of a Cuesta Landform: Ondondaga Formation, New York State and Ontario The cuesta picture above is of Jurassic Coast in Dorset, UK. It also has a natural arch. What is a Cuesta Landform? A cuesta […]
Proglacial Lake Proglacial Lake Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A freshwater lake Formed behind a moraine or ice dam Example of a Proglacial Lake Landform: Lake Missoula, Clark Fork River, Idaho and Montana, USA The proglalcial picture is of Perito Moreno Glacier on Argentino Lake in Argentina. What is a Proglacial Lake Landform? A proglacial […]
Gorge Landforms Gorge Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: 1. A deep valley 2. Cliffs or steep rock formations on each side Example of a Gorge Landform: The gorge picture above is of the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington State, USA What is a Gorge Landform? A gorge is a deep valley with cliffs or […]
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In Asia, China, India, Nepal, and Bhutan are home to one of the eight wonders of the world and one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, the Himalaya Mountains also called the Himalayas. Boasting as the world’s highest and most famous mountain peak, Mt. Everest. Within the verse of the ‘Kumarsambhava’, Sanskrit […]
Nature have provided us with fascinating landforms and features. The most often adored landforms are volcanoes. Like the perfect cone structure of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines or Mount Fiji in Japan, people look at their beauty and wonder with great appreciation to nature. Volcanoes are mountains with a very disastrous nature. Their only […]
Taal Volcano is the second most active volcano found in the province of Batangas. A complex volcano in the middle of Taal Lake and is often called an island within a lake, that is an island within a lake that is on an island as well as one of the lowest volcano in the […]
Mayon Volcano is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Located in the southern part of Luzon about 473 kilometers (294 miles) from Makati Business District of the Philippines, Mount Mayon is the main landmark of the Province of Albay of Bicol Region. According to local folklore, the volcano was named after Daragang […]
The global temperature and weather is to a large extent a direct result of the sun’s effect to our planet. Together with the atmosphere and the rotation of the earth on its axis. The earth on which weather moves on has its own effect on the weather. The different landforms like mountains, volcanoes, plains, and the […]
