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This document defines and provides examples of different types of landforms and physical regions. It discusses 8 major regions: 1) mountain, 2) valley, 3) river basin, 4) desert, 5) plains, 6) coastal plain, 7) island, and provides information on key landforms within each region, such as mountains, plateaus, valleys, deltas, mesas, buttes, peninsulas, bays, gulfs, seas, islands, straits, and isthmuses. Examples are given for many of the landforms.
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- 1. As you view the slides, add definitions and pictures of each region to your geographic dictionary foldable
- 2. LANDFORMS Landforms are the kinds of land formations a place has. The types of landforms a place has are influenced by its climate. Physical Regions are often defined by the landforms found there.
- 4. 1. MOUNTAIN REGION ï‚— A mountain is a landform that rises at least 2,000 feet above surrounding land; usually wide at the bottom and narrowing at the top. ï‚—Mountains form a Mountain range, which is several mountains in a row. Rocky Mountains, Western United States
- 6. PLATEAU ï‚— Plateaus are landforms that are found in mountain regions. ï‚— Plateaus often come off of mountains. ï‚— The Great Plains are located on a plateau that comes off the Rocky Mountains. Great Plains
- 8. 2. VALLEY REGION ï‚— Valleys are low lands that often lie between mountain ranges. ï‚—Mountain valleys are often good places for communities because water runs down from the mountains and they have rich soil to grow crops. ï‚— There are many different types of valleys: mountain, glacial, canyons and rift. Appalachian Valley, USA
- 10. Types of Valleys ï‚— Mountain Valley ~ A valley that exists between two mountain ranges ï‚— Glacial Valley ~ A valley that exists in a polar region, formed by glaciers (moving sheets of ice). Glacial Valleys can also be called fjords. ï‚— Canyon ~ A deep valley in an arid region that has been carved into a mountain by water ï‚— Rift ~ A valley that is formed along a fault line Glacial Valley in Norway Grand Canyon, USA Great Rift Valley, Africa
- 12. 3. RIVER BASIN REGION ï‚— A river basin is a low-lying area of land, shaped kind of like a bowl ï‚— Basins are areas that are drained by rivers and their tributaries. Water from the basins eventually reaches the river mouth and runs into a sea or ocean. ï‚— A tributary is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger one ï‚— As a river flows into Tributary a large body of water a delta may form, which is triangular shaped and formed from rock, sand and other materials left behind at the river mouth. Mouth and Delta Mississippi River Basin, USA
- 14. 4. DESERT REGION ï‚—A desert is dry land that receives less than 10 inches of rain a year and has little to no vegetation. ï‚— Deserts can be hot, like the Sahara in Africa, or cold, like Antarctica.
- 17. Mesas and Buttes ï‚— Some common landforms found in desert regions are two types of plateaus: mesas and buttes. Table Rock Mesa in Idaho Mesa means table. Buttes in Monument Valley (Utah)
- 19. 5. PLAINS REGIONS ï‚— A plain is a large area of flat or gently rolling land. ï‚— Plains are often used by ranchers to graze their cattle ï‚— Plains have different names depending on location: ï‚— Plain ~ United States (also called a prairie) ï‚— Pampas ~ South America ï‚— Steppe ~ Russia/Siberia ï‚— Savannah ~ Africa
- 21. 6. COASTAL PLAIN REGION ï‚— The area of flat land along a sea or ocean is a coastal plain. ï‚—A beach is a type coastal plain, but not all coastal plains are sandy.
- 24. PENINSULA ï‚— A peninsula is part of a coastal plain that has water on only 3 sides and is attached to another piece of land. ï‚—A good example of a peninsula is Florida. ï‚— A cape is like a peninsula, but is pointy ï‚— A good example of a cape is Cape Cod in Massachusetts
- 26. GULF and BAY ï‚— A gulf and a bay are bodies of water almost surrounded by land. ï‚— A gulf is larger than a bay. ï‚— Bays and gulfs are located next to coastal plains
- 28. SEA ï‚— A sea is a large body of water that may be partially enclosed by land. ï‚— A sea is larger than a gulf and smaller than an ocean.
- 30. 7. ISLAND REGION ï‚— An island is a body of land totally surrounded by water ï‚— An archipelago is a series of islands ï‚— The state of Hawaii and the country of Japan are examples
- 32. 8. Other Words To Know… STRAIT  A strait is a skinny piece of water in between two bodies of land.
- 34. ISTHMUS ï‚— An isthmus is a skinny piece of land that attaches two bigger pieces of land. ï‚— The country of Panama is a perfect example. It attaches South America to Central America.