Download - Landscapes
UNIT 8.- LANDSCAPES
LANDSCAPES• There are mountain landscapes, flat
landscapes and coastal landscapes.
Mountain landscapes• Mountain landscapes are made up of mountains and
valleys.• A mountain is a large elevation of the Earth´s surface.• Valleys are low areas between mountains.• Several mountains grouped together are called a
mountain range
Flat landscapes• Plains are large areas of flat land with no hills or slopes.
COASTAL LANDSCAPES• The coast is the place where the land meets the sea.• A cape is land which extends into the sea.• A gulf is a place where the sea extends into the land.• A peninsula is land which is almost completely
surrounded by water.• An island is land which is completely surrounded by
water.• An archipelago is a group of islands.• A beach is a sandy shore.
A beach