Landscapes and Landforms (General Understanding)

What is a landform?

• A type of weather pattern

• A natural feature on the Earth's surface

• A man-made building

• A map symbol

What is a landscape?

• A drawing
• 
  A collection of landforms in one area
  

• A large mountain

• A map scale

What is a landscape?

• A large mountain

• A drawing of land

• A collection of landforms in one area

• A map scale

How is a bay formed?

• From frozen lava

• From erosion of soft rock between headlands

• From earthquakes

• From longshore drift

How is a headland formed?

• By deposition of sand

• When harder rock resists erosion more than surrounding softer rock

• By underwater volcanoes

• From wind-blown sediments

How is a beach formed?

• By deposition of sand and pebbles along the shore

• By earthquakes underwater

• By erosion of inland hills

• By melting glaciers

What is a coastal dune?

• A rocky island

• A hill of sand formed by wind at the coast

• A cliff covered in vegetation

• A flooded valley

What helps sand dunes to form and stay in place?

• Sea waves

• Vegetation like grasses

• Erosion

• High tides

What are contour lines on a map?

• Lines that show country borders

• Lines that connect places of equal elevation

• Lines that mark vegetation

• Lines that track rivers

What does it mean if contour lines are close together?

• The land is flat

• The land is steep

• There is a river

• The area is underwater