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Prepared by:Mrs. Savita KukretiPawar Public School
LANDFORMS OF THE EARTH
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LANDFORMS OF THE EARTH What are landforms? How are they formed?
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FORCES CAUSING
LANDFORMS
ENDOGENIC
DIASTROPHIC
EPIOROGENIC
UPLIFT & SUBMERGE
NCE(CONTINENT
BUILDING FORCES)
OROGENIC
(MOUNTAIN MAKING FORCES)
SUDDEN CONSTRUCTIVE
FORCES
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
EARTHQUAKES
EXOGENIC
ALLUVIAL AND
EROSIONAL PLAINS
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LANDFORMS AND THEIR TYPES
MOUNTAINS
PLATEAUS
PLAINS
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TYPES OF MOUNTAINS
TYPES OF MOUNTAINS
FOLD MOUNTAINS
BLOCK MOUNTAINS
VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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FOLD MOUNTAINS How are fold mountains formed?
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FEATURES OF FOLD MOUNTAINS
1. IRREGULAR FOLDS IN FOLD
MOUNTAINS DUE TO UNEQUAL
PRESSURE
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What does this image show
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Which type of rocks have this feature? How are these rocks formed?
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FEATURES OF FOLD MOUNTAINS
FEATURE 2: MOST OF THESE MOUNTAINS ARE CONSTITUTED OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS FORMED DUE TO
DEPOSITION AND CONSOLIDATION OF SEDIMENTS IN SHALLOW OCEANS
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FEATURES OF FOLD MOUNTAINS
3. FOLD MOUNTAINS
HAVE GREATER LENGTH BUT
COMPARATIVELY SMALL WIDTH
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FEATURES OF FOLD MOUNTAINS
FEATURE IV: MOST FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE FOUND ON THE MARGINS OF CONTINENTS
FEATURE V : FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AND HAS MANY ACTIVE VOLCANOES
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VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
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BLOCK MOUNTAINS How are block mountains formed
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BLOCK MOUNTAINS
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IDENTIFY THIS PHYSICAL FEATURE
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PLATEAUS1. INTERMONTANE PLATEAU
2.PIEDMONT PLATEAU
3.VOLCANIC PLATEAUS
4.UPLIFTED PLATEAU
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INTERMONTANE PLATEAU Highest and most extensive Surrounded by hills and mountains.
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INTERMONTANE PLATEAU
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TIBET PLATEAU
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LOCATION OF TIBET PLATEAU
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PIEDMONT PLATEAUS Mountain ranges on one side and plains
on one side. The part facing the plain is steep.
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PEIDMONT PLATEAU
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PEIDMONT PLATEAU
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VOLCANIC PLATEAU
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COLUMBIAN PLATEAU
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LOCATION OF COLOMBIAN PLATEAU
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UPLIFTED PLATEAU
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CHOTA NAGPUR PLATEAU
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PLAINS
What are Plains
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PLAINS
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TYPES OF PLAINSPLAINS
STRUCTURAL EROSIONAL
DEPOSITIONAL
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STRUCTURAL PLAINS
Formed due to uplift or subsidence of land
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LOCATION OF THE GREAT PLAINS OF USA
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ERROSIONAL PLAINS These plains are formed by agents of
erosion like River Wind Chemical weathering
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TYPES OF EROSIONAL PLAINS
EROSIONAL PLAINS
Peneplains Glacial erosion Wind eroded
Karst plain
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PENEPLAINS Landscapes in which almost all hills
have been worn down as a result of erosion
The word peneplains means almost a plain
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PENEPLAINS
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LORRAINE PLAIN IN FRANCE
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LOCATION OF LORRAINE PLAIN
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GLACIAL EROSION
These plains have rounded peaks and worn down ice scoured shield lands
Due to the action of the glacier the area gets worn down and the height is reduced.
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GLACIAL EROSION
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PLAINS OF GLACIAL EROSION
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WIND ERODED PLAINS
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KARST PLAINS
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KARST PLAINS Due to chemical weathering the area
gets eroded and produces undulating topography.
This type of features are mostly found in limestone landscapes where chemical weathering takes place.
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DEPOSITIONAL PLAINS These plains are caused due the
deposition of various agents such as River Wind Sea
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RIVER DEPOSITION
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RIVER DEPOSITIONAL PLAINS
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GANGA ALUVIAL PLAIN
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WIND DEPOSITION PLAIN
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MARINE DEPOSITION PLAIN