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landscape
all the visible features of an area of land
tectonic plates
large rigid slabs of rock that makeup the Earth’s crust
Mountain ranges
a chain of mountains close together
landform
a natural feature on the Earth’s surface.
glacier
a large, slow moving mass of ice
ice sheet
a large, thick dome shape mass of ice on land
erosion
a geological process that wears away rock and soil
spiritual value
an important relationship with someone’s inner life
aesthetic value
the value of something based on how it looks and how it makes you feel
economic value
to benefit a person or company financially
cultural value
shared beliefs and standards the guide a community or society
degradation
the process of destroying something
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
climate change
long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
plate boundaries
the meeting point of 2 tectonic plates
converge
to meet at a point
diverge
to separate from another route and goes in different directions
subduction
the action of 2 tectonic plates colliding and the less dense plate submerges into the denser one.
mantle
the mostly solid bulk of Earth’s interior
inner core
the dense centre of the Earth
outer core
a liquid layer of iron that surrounds the inner core
Earth’s crust
the outer most layer of the Earth
terraced
a piece of land that has been shaped into a step-like platform built on a slope, typically used for farming, where the earth is sculpted to create these terraces
deforestation
the purposeful clearing of forest land
tsunamis
a high long sea wave caused by earthquakes or other disturbances
pyroclastic flows
fast moving mixture of hot gas, ash and rock fragments that flows.
soil creep
the slow movement of soil down a slope because of gravity
slumping
a type of mass wasting that occurs when a mass of soil moves down a slope
mudflow
a fluid or hardened stream of avalanche of mud
debris flow
a destructive landslide of rock, soil and water that flows down a slope
rock fall
a mass of rock that falls from a cliff or steep hill
avalanche
snow, ice or rock falling rapidly down a mountainside
deposition
the process of laying sediment, soil or rocks on a surface
arch
a natural rock formation where erosion has created an opening through a rock structure
stack
a column of rock that is formed by wave erosion
cave
a natural underground chamber in a hillside or cliff
headland
a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
destructive waves
large, powerful waves that occur during storms and erode coastlines
constructive waves
low energy waves that build up beaches
refraction
the bending of light or other waves as they pass through different mediums
longshore drift
the movement of material along a coast by waves which approach at an angle to the shore but recede away from it.
blowout dunes
depressions in in sand dunes caused by wind erosion
spits
narrow, coastal land formations that is tied to the coast at one end
tombolos
when a spit connects to the mainland coast to an island
lagoons
a shallow body pf water separated from a larger body of water by a natural barrier
the twelve apostles
a group of limestone rock formations located along the great ocean road
desert landscape
hot landscapes that consist of sand and experiences hot weather.
rainforest landscape
shady forests with a dense canopy of closely spaced trees
karst landscapes
regions of land that has been shaped by soluble rock
aquatic landscape
underwater environment
island landscape
land that is surrounded by water
polar regions
land that experiences very cold temperatures such as antarctica.
mountain landscapes
landscape that is made from an elevated landform that rises above the landscape
grassland landscape
large open areas of grass
natural features
physical parts of the Earth that wasn’t man-made
manmade features
features that was built by man.
