Hogback Landforms Hogback Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A line of rock formations above the ground Exposed by erosion Example of a Hogback Landform: Dinosaur Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA The hogback picture above is of The Garden of the Gods in Colorado What is a Hogback Landform? A hogback is a series of rock […]
Plateau Landforms Plateau Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: An elevated portion of land Generally flat and level Example of a Plateau Landform: Colorado Plateau, southwestern USA The plateau picture above is of a mountain plateau. What is a Plateau Landform? A plateau is a portion of land that is more or less flat and level, […]
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 […]
Mountain Pass Mountain Pass Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A route through a mountain range The highest point on that route Example of a Mountain Pass Landform: Col de l’Iseran, Alps Mountains, France The mountain pass picture above is of the Stelvio Pass in Italy. What is a Mountain Pass Landform? A mountain pass is […]
Hoodoo Hoodoo Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Tall, pillar-shaped rock formation Irregular form Example of a Hoodoo Landform: Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Colorado, USA The hoodoo picture is of another hoodoo in Bryce Canyon What is a Hoodoo Landform? A hoodoo is a tall, irregularly shaped rock formation. Hoodoos are tall like a […]
Dune Dune Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A sand formation Formed by winds Example of a Dune Landform: Star Dune, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA The sand dune picture above is of a Moroccan desert. What is a Dune Landform? A dune is a hill composed of sand, formed by the wind. Dunes can […]
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 […]
Flats Landforms Flats Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Relatively flat area of land Floodplain or former floodplain Example of a Flats Landform: Minto Flats State Game Refuge near Fairbanks, Alaska The flats picture above is a former Floodplain What is a Flats Landform? Flats, used in plural form, refer to a relatively flat area of land […]
Meander Meander Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A bend or curve in a river or stream Over 90 degrees Example of a Meander Landform: Uvac River, Serbia and eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina What is a Meander Landform? A meander is where a river or stream makes a bend or curve, generally over 90 degrees. How […]
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 […]
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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 […]
