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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 […]
Composite Volcanoes By David Olmstead Composite volcanoes are also called strato-volcanoes. It is a member of the volcanic landforms family. As the name suggests, they are composed of lava flows and pyroclastic materials of intermediate composition which includes volcanic ash, cinders, blocks and fragments of rock. It should not be confused with shield volcanoes or […]
Helpful Landforms Links Here are some educational links about landforms and links used in this site: Color Landform Atlas of the US http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html Lesson plans and information about landforms http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/827.html Program to make 3D landforms and information http://www.truflite.com/text/gallery.htm More facts about deserts http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/hot.htm
World Landforms was created to have people, especially students of all ages, have a site for them to easily understand the many landforms of the world. Each page of the specific landform gives what the landform is, a description, a definition, examples and pictures. When was World Landforms Created? World Landforms was first created on the […]
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 […]
Features Complex Volcanoes is one of the most fascinating features in the world. They are sometimes called compound volcanoes. This is because they have numerous features. These features depend on type on the methodology of the process of formation. Their towering peaks upsurge hundreds to thousands of meters. They also takeover their surroundings as they […]
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 […]
Cove Landforms Cove Landforms Have 2 Main Characteristics: Small bay or inlet Sheltered or restricted entrance Example of a Cove Landform: Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia The cove picture above is of is of Ballena Bay in Costa Rica. What is a Cove Landform? A cove is a small bay or inlet with a sheltered or restricted entrance. […]
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 […]
