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Landforms

Landforms. By: Andrew 8.2. Canyon. An example of a canyon: The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. A canyon is a giant crack in the earth formed by usually an erosion, earthquake or a river. Mountain. Mt. Everest (pictured on the right) is the biggest and tallest mountain in the world.

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Landforms

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  1. Landforms By: Andrew 8.2

  2. Canyon An example of a canyon: The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA A canyon is a giant crack in the earth formed by usually an erosion, earthquake or a river.

  3. Mountain Mt. Everest (pictured on the right) is the biggest and tallest mountain in the world A mountain is a landform shaped like a peak. A mountain is also a lot steeper than a hill.

  4. Archipelago Hawaii & Indonesia are very famous Archipelagos’. Archipelago is a group or series of islands. Archipelagos’ are places that consists of islands.

  5. Plain An example of a plain. Plains’ are usually found on farmlands etc. A plain is usually an are of land which is completely flat. Plains are usually formed by lava, water, wind, ice or erosion.

  6. Swamp This is an example of a swamp. A swamp is a wetland area with shallow waters, flooding and a lot of vegetation. Aquatic and semi-aquatic animals are found in swamps.

  7. Glacier An example of a glacier. A glacier is a big block of ice that was formed a long time ago. They are formed by snow meeting with ice and freezing to make more ice which forms the glacier.

  8. Plateau This is an example of a plateau. A plateau is an area of highland or hill with a flat surface. They are formed by volcanic eruptions or erosion.

  9. Mesa This is an example of mesa A mesa is a mountain with flat edges and surface. Some call mesas’ ‘table mountain’. They usually have steep cliffs.

  10. Marsh This is a marsh. Note how the features replica a prairie and swamp combined. A marsh is an area of wetland with continuous flooding and shallow waters. The vegetation in a marsh is different from a swamp as the plants are shorter than found in swamps.

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