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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