LANDFORMS

Mountain landforms A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak. Plateau : is an area of highland , usually consisting of relatively flat terrain

A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding land in a limited area, with a peak.

Plateau : is an area of highland , usually consisting of relatively flat terrain

Glacial landforms U-shaped valley (U-valley)

U-shaped valley (U-valley)

COASTAL LANDFORMS

Coastal landforms Peninsula : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus

Peninsula : a portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body by an isthmus

Coastal landforms Beach Cape

Beach

Cape

Coastal landforms Cliff : a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock. Cliffs are common on coasts , in mountainous areas and along rivers Fiord

Cliff : a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock. Cliffs are common on coasts , in mountainous areas and along rivers

Fiord

Coastal landforms Bay and Gulf : A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. A large bay may be called a gulf. Ria and Estuary : A ria is a landform , often referred to as a drowned river valley . Rias are almost always estuaries .

Bay and Gulf : A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. A large bay may be called a gulf.

Ria and Estuary : A ria is a landform , often referred to as a drowned river valley . Rias are almost always estuaries .

Estuary Sella Miño

Sella

Miño

FLUVIAL LANDFORMS

RIVER A river is a flow of water in a natural channel . The point where the river begins is called the source . The point at which a river ends is the mouth . The path taken by the river from its source to the mouth is the course . As the river flows along the course, it is joined by smaller streams called tributaries

A river is a flow of water in a natural channel .

The point where the river begins is called the source .

The point at which a river ends is the mouth .

The path taken by the river from its source to the mouth is the course .

As the river flows along the course, it is joined by smaller streams called tributaries

Valley V-shaped valley (V-valley)

V-shaped valley (V-valley)

Fluvial landforms Delta : the alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river

Delta : the alluvial

deposit at the mouth

of a river