Landforms
World Studies
2008
Bell-Ringer 11/17
Draw a picture of the Earth
and label the four layers.
Clarification
Greenhouse effect. Ozone Layer (good)
(good)
O3 in atmosphere
Greenhouse gases like protects us from
CO2 absorb heat in the ultraviolet radiation
atmosphere. (good) from the Sun. (good)
Too much CO2 and we
have global warming. Chlorine derived gases
(bad) deplete ozone. (bad)
Formation of Earth and Moon
Earth’s atmosphere is Moon is believed a
partly due to Earth’s piece of the Earth that
mass and gravitational broke off at early
force. formation. Remained in
Earth’s gravitational
The Earth also field.
produces new gases to
replenish what is lost. Moon has no
atmosphere because of
its mass.
Landforms Project – Due Wednesday
Design, draw, and color a map containing at
least ten of the landforms we will discuss
today. Demonstrate that you understand the
various forms.
Landforms – 20pts.
Color Design – 10 pts.
Creativity/Originality – 10 pts.
Cape
A cape is a pointed
area of land that
extends out into a body
of water.
Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
Peninsula
An area of land that that is
surrounded by water on
three sides.
Iberian Peninsula
Spain and Portugal
Europe
volcano
A vent (opening) in the surface of
the Earth through which magma
erupts and also the landform that is
constructed by the erupted material.
Pinatubo, Philippines
tributary
A small river or stream
that flows into another
larger stream or river
The Ohio, Missouri, and
Arkansas Rivers are
tributaries of the
Mississippi River.
Bay
a body of water
surrounded by land on
three sides.
Hudson Bay, Canada
source
The place where a river begins
Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
plateau
A large flat land at a high elevation
Central Siberian Plateau, Russia
strait
A narrow deep body of water located between two
land masses.
The Bering Strait, North Pacific
Russia Alaska
gulf
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land;
larger than a bay
The Gulf of Mexico
sea
a division of an ocean
or a large body of salt
water partially enclosed
by land
Mediterranean Sea
Isthmus
•A narrow strip of land that
connects two larger land areas
•Isthmus of Panama
•Central America
lake
The Great Lakes
Northern United States
- A body of fresh water.
river
Amazon River – Brazil
- A flowing body of water
moving higher to lower
elevations.
island
Madagascar, Southeast Africa
- Land surrounded by water
on all sides.
range
Andes Mountain Range
West Coast of South America
- A long narrow group of
mountains
mountain
Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia
Tallest Mountain in the World
-
archipelago
Indonesian Archipelago,
Pacific Ocean
- A long narrow collection
of islands
channel
English Channel
Between England and France
- A long narrow strip of water
between two large land masses.
Continents – largest land masses
North
America
Mississippi
River
Rocky
Mountains
Great
Lakes
South
America
Amazon River
Andes
Mountains
Europe
Siene
River
Alps
Asia
Yellow
River
Himalayas
(mountains)
Australia
Africa
Nile River
Rift Valley
hill
Hills of Rome, Italy
A short rounded rise in
elevation
valley
Indus River Valley, Asia
- A low point between
mountains or hills.
canal
Suez Canal, Egypt
- A man-made waterway
divide
Continental Divide, North
America
- Line indicating the divergent
slopes of a continent
Bell-Ringer – Monday - 10/20
Name the four oceans.
Five Themes of Geography
To understand