Inland and coastal landforms

1. INLAND AND
COASTAL
LANDSCAPES
Ángel Manuel Correa Cabezas

2. THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF LANDSCAPES:
INLAND COASTAL
LANDSCAPES LANDSCAPES

3. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES

4. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
MOUNTAINS:
It is a high elevation of land
The mount Fuji is 3,776 metres high. It is the highest mountain in Japan.

5. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
PARTS OF A MOUNTAIN
Summit
Slope
Foot

6. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
MOUNTAIN RANGE:
It is a group of mountains.
You can see this mountain range is in Los Picos de Europa, in Asturias.

7. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
HILLS:
These elevations are lower than mountains.
Sierra de San Amaro. A hill which is close to Olivenza, in Badajoz.

8. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
VALLEY
It is an area of
low land between
mountain ranges.
It normally follows
the course of a river.
Valle del Jerte is a valley in the north of Cáceres.

9. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
PLAINS:
They are areas of flat, low lands.
A village in the plain of Vegas Bajas, close to the Guadiana river, in Badajoz.

10. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
PLATEAUS:
They are areas of flat, elevated land.
Madara plateau (Bulgaria).

11. ELEMENTS OF INLAND LANDSCAPES
RIVERS:
The course of the Guadiana river:
Its source is in It flows through Badajoz Its mouth is in Ayamonte
Lagunas de Ruidera (Huelva)
(Ciudad Real)

12. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES

13. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
CLIFFS:
They are high and rocky lands next to the
sea.

14. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
BEACH:
It’s a low and sandy land next to the sea.

15. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
CAPE:
It’s a large piece of land sticking out into
the sea.

16. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
GULF:
It’s a large area of sea that bites into the
land. If this area is small it’s called bay.

17. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
ISLAND:
It’s a piece of land completely surrounded
by water.

18. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
ARCHIPELAGO:
It’s a group of islands in the same area.

19. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
PENINSULA:
It’s a piece of land surrounded by the on all
sides except one called isthmus.
peninsula
isthmus

20. ELEMENTS OF COASTAL LANDSCAPES
RIVER:
It’s a large natural stream of water.

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