Terrace Terrace Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A flat, sometimes narrow, portion of land Above a shoreline, valley or plain Example of a Terrace Landform: Pacific Coast, Fort Bragg, California, USA The terrace picture above is of a tea plantation in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. What is a Terrace Landform? A terrace is a raised portion of […]
Estuary Landforms Estuary Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: A body of water fed by a river Partially enclosed Open to the ocean or other body of saltwater Example of an Estuary Landform: Chesapeake Bay, Virginia and Maryland, USA The estuary picture above shows the river running into an ocean. What is an Estuary Landform? An […]
Bay Click on the bay landforms to make the picture larger. The picture will keep you on this page. A bay has 2 main characteristics Part of a body of salt water Reaches into the land Bay Examples: San Francisco Bay Bay of Biscay What is a Bay Landform? In general terms, a bay landform […]
Bight Landforms Bight Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: A partial bay or curve in the shoreline By an ocean or large body of water Example of a Bight Landform: Great Australian Bight, southern coast of Australia What is a Bight Landform? A bight is a bay or curve in the shoreline that generally has less […]
Mid-Ocean Ridge or Ocean Ridge Mid-Ocean Ridge Landforms Have 3 Main Characteristics: Undersea mountain range Tectonic plates on each side slowly separate Magma swells and dries creating the mountain range Example of a Mid-Ocean Ridge Landform: The of mid-ocean ridge or ocean ridge picture is an exampleof the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean What is a Mid-Ocean […]
Arroyo Arroyo (wash) landforms have 2 main characteristics: Creek (small river) bed Sometimes gets dry Example of an arroyo (wash) landform: San Lorenzo Canyon, New Mexico, USA What is an arroyo (wash) landform? An arroyo is a dry river bed or seasonally active creek. They are usually found in deserts or other arid climates and […]
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 […]
Peninsula Peninsula Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Land that extends beyond the mainland Has water on 3 sides Example of a Peninsula Landform: Florida Peninsula, Florida, USA The peninsula picture is of Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. What is a Peninsula Landform? A peninsula is a substantial portion of land that extends from the mainland and has […]
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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 […]
