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LandformsEarth’s Physical Features
Created by: Roiden Fredrich Fernandez
LandformsA landform in the earth sciences comprises a geomorphological unit,
and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape.
As part of the terrain a landform is an element of topography
Mountains
It’s a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A
mountain is generally steeper than a hill.
Mountains
Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the Earth's highest
mountain.
Plateaus
also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
Tibetan Plateau The largest and highest plateau in the world. It is called the "roof of the world", which is still being
formed by the collisions of the Indo-
Australian and Eurasian tectonic
plates.
Tibetan Plateau
Bukidnon Plateau
Plains
A plain is a flat region. Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also on plateaus or uplands at high
elevations.
Deserts
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for
plant and animal life.
Sahara Desert
Antartic Desert
Loess
Loess is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment, which is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.
Loess
Glaciers
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries.
Aletsch Glacier
The Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier of
the Alps, in Switzerland
Quelccaya Ice Cap
The Quelccaya Ice Cap is the largest glaciated area in the
tropics, in Peru
Valley
is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys.
Islands
Is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features
on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys.
Philippines
The Philippines is an Archipelago with 7,
107 islands.
Mauritus Island
WaterformsEarth’s Physical Features
Ocean
is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.
Pacific Ocean
Sea
The sea, the world ocean, or simply the ocean. It moderates the Earth's climate and has important roles in the water cycle,
carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle.
Sea and Ocean
Seas are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and ocean meet. Typically, seas are partially enclosed by land.
Strait
A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.
Strait of Gibraltar
Gulf
A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
Gulf of Gabes
Gulf of Mexico
Bay
A bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea formed by an inlet of land due to the surrounding land
blocking some waves and often reducing winds.
Manila Bay
Wineglass Bay
Lake
Lake is surrounded by land apart from a river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely at the end of its course, and does not reach another body
of water.
Nile River
a major north-flowing river in northeastern
Africa, generally regarded as the
longest river in the world. It is 6,853 km (4,258 miles) long.
Amazon River
Spring
A spring is a point where water flows out of the ground
Hotspring
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. —
Angel Falls
Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela.
It is the world's highest uninterrupted
waterfall, with a height of 979 m and a
plunge of 807 m.
Lagoon
is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.
Coastal Lagoon
Atoll Lagoon
Atoll Lagoon
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