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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 of 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.