Landforms Social Studies

7/24/2019 Landforms Social Studies

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Indicator 1Boston International School


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DEF IN IT IONS ANDCONCEPTS


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Objective:

To identify the main concepts of world geography in order to understandhow the land is organized.

Learning objective(s:

Recognize landforms body of water climates and vegetation of thedi!erent parts of the world in order to classify each one.

"mos #:$%

&e who forms the mountains

who creates the wind

and who reveals his thoughts to man'ind

who turns dawn to dar'ness

and treads on the heights of the earth

the Lord )od "lmighty is his name.


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LANDFORMS

A landform is a natral !eatre o! the Earth"s

sr!ace# Land!or$s to%ether $a&e ' a%i(en terrain) and their arran%e$ent on thelandsca'e or the std* o! sa$e is &no+n asto'o%ra'h*# T*'ical land!or$s inclde hills)

$ontains) 'lateas) can*ons) (alle*s) as+ell as shoreline!eatres sch as ,a*s)'eninslas) and seas) incldin% s,$er%ed!eatres sch as $id-ocean rid%es) (olcanoes) and the %reat ocean ,asins#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorelinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsulahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-ocean_ridgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_basinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_basinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_basinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_basinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-ocean_ridgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsulahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorelinehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateauhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topographyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrain


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P./SICAL C.ARACTERISTICS

Land!or$s are cate%ori0ed ,* characteristic 'h*sical attri,tes

sch as ele(ation) slo'e) orientation) stratication) roc&e2'osre) and soil t*'e#

3ross 'h*sical !eatres or land!or$s inclde intiti(e ele$entssch as ,er$s) $onds) hills) rid%es) cli4s) (alle*s) ri(ers)'eninslasand n$eros other strctral and si0e-scaled5i#e# 'onds(s# la&es) hills(s# $ontains6 ele$ents incldin%(arios &inds o! inland and oceanic +ater,odiesand s,-sr!ace !eatres#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratumhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moundhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsulahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbodyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbodyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pondhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsulahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moundhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratum


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7OLCANOES

" mountainwith a large circularholeat the top

through which lava
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mountainhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/circularhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/holehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/holehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tophttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lavahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lavahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tophttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/holehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/circularhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mountain


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MOUNTAINS

a raisedpartof the earth+s surface much

largerthan a hill the topof whichmight be coveredin snow
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raisehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/parthttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surfacehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hillhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tophttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/coverhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snowhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snowhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/coverhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tophttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hillhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surfacehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/parthttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raise


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7ALLE/S

an areaof lowlandbetween hillsormountains
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/areahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lowhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hillhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mountainhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mountainhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hillhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lowhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/area


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ISLAND

a pieceof landcompletelysurroundedby water
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/piecehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/completelyhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surroundhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waterhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waterhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surroundhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/completelyhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/piece


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LA8E

" largeareaof watersurroundedbyland.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/areahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waterhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surroundhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surroundhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/waterhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/areahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/large


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PENINSULA

a longpieceof landthat stic'sout from a larger

areaof landinto the seaor into a la'e
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/longhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/piecehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stickhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/areahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lakehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lakehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/areahttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/largehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stickhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/landhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/piecehttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long


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CAN/ON

a large valley with very steep sides and

usually a river ,owing along the bottom


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3LACIER

a large mass of ice that moves slowly


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