The Earth is a huge sphere covered by water and soil and surrounded by air. The Earth's surface contains various landforms including mountains, plateaus, hills, valleys, and plains. Mountains are large landforms that rise above surrounding land and have steep slopes or rounded peaks. Valleys are lower areas located between mountains or hills, sometimes containing rivers. Plateaus stand higher than surrounding land and have a flat top. Hills are smaller raised areas with gentle rounded tops. Plains are wide, flat areas that can be grassy, scrubby, or deserts.
Revision on the key features and formation of a range of desert landforms. Designed to meet the requirements of the AQA A-level geography specification, hot deserts topic in GEOG1.
Revision on the key features and formation of a range of desert landforms. Designed to meet the requirements of the AQA A-level geography specification, hot deserts topic in GEOG1.
9. v-shaped or U-shaped valley? Formed by flowing water, such as a river, are usually V-shaped Formed by glaciers – U-valley Fun Fact: A valley can also be called a glen, vale, or dell.
16. Citations denali lifts her skirts by Nic Mcphee, 7/23/06, Flickr.com– Attribution share alike Point Imperial by Ken Lund, 7/18/09, Flickr.com– Attribution share alike Valley of Feneos by LeoindasTsementzs, 6/15/08, Flickr.com– Attribution Hills, grain elevator, and little yellow plain by Lynn Suckow, 5/17/06, Flickr.com– Attribution share alike Wessex Ridgeway Walk Wiltshire Plain by Gavin Stewart, 3/39/06, Flickr.com– Attribution Nasa Full Disk View by NASA Goddard Photo and Video, 9-24/10, Flickr.com – Attribution Death Valley Landscape by Wendy, 11/29/08, Flickr.com – Attribution No Derivatives Houserock Road – Vermillion Cliffs and Kaibab Plateau by Al Hikes AZ, 5/2/08, Flickr.com – Attribution Non commercial
Editor's Notes
The earth’s surface is different everywhere, depending on where you are.