investigating landforms

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Entry Task

How do you think landforms were created on

Earth’s surface?

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Place Physical Characteristics

• What forces shape the land?

• What are the Earth’s major landforms?

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Pangaea: The Supercontinent

• Geographers theorize that millions of years ago the Earth had only one huge landmass, which they call Pangaea.

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• They believe that about 200 million years ago, some force made Pangaea split into several pieces and begin to move apart, forming separate continents.

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• The theory of plate tectonics explains why the continents separated.

• Continents are part of plates that shift over time.

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The Movement of the Continents

When geographers first began to study world maps, they realized that the continents look

like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.

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• These 7 continents are extremely diverse places.

• Each continents has different physical characteristics and human characteristics.

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Continents are unique, in part because of their landforms!

• We know that physical characteristics refer to the following:

–Climate–Plant & animal life –Landforms

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Landforms Investigation! In small groups, explore the concept of

landforms. -Definition -Characteristics -Examples-Non-examples

Challenge – On the back investigate how these landforms were formed on Earth’s surface!

Sources: • http://education.nationalgeographic.com/e

ncyclopedia/landform/

• http://mocomi.com/landforms/

• https://jr.brainpop.com/science/land/landforms/ – Username = uasdubai – Password = uasd1234)

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