Geography- Landscapes and Landforms

Landscapes- The Earths surface that is characterised by specific geographical features. They include natural elements like mountains, rivers, and lakes, as well as human-made elements like buildings and structures. Types of different Landscapes include: Coastal Landscapes, beaches, deserts, mountains, forest, wetlands

Landforms: Landforms are natural features on the Earths surface that make up terrain. They can be found on land, in coastal area, and underwater. Some examples of landforms include: Mountains-a major landform

Hills- a major landform

Plateaus- a major landform

Plains- A major landform

Buttes- a minor landform

Canyons- a minor landform

Valleys- a minor landform

Basins- a minor landform

Peninsula- a coastal landform

Bays- A coastal landform

Ocean Basins- an underwater landform

Mid-ocean rideges- an underwater landform

How are landforms created?

Tectonic place movement- Earthquakes

Erosion by water and wind- landslides

Magma, which is hot liquid rock below the surface- Volcanic eruption

The difference between landscapes and landforms:

A landform is a natural feature of the earths surface. One example is a mountain. A landscape is an area containing a number of natural features. One example is a river valley.

Riverine landscape- Example includes river. Landforms include levee, channel, or a flood plain

Arid landscapes (dry)- tends to be large amounts of land -Examples include a desert