types of lands
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Presentation of landscaping
(TYPES OF LAND)
Submitted by : AYESHA
DEEPAK B.ARCH (V SEM)
Submitted to:Sonam sahu
Content
• What is land?• Types of land?• Review on landform
What is land?
• Land is the natural shapes of the Earth’s surface.• Landforms can be on land and in
water too (landforms of coastal relief).
WHAT ARE TYPES OF LAND?
• Plain• Plateau• Hill• Mountain• Valley• Depression• Canyon
• Peninsula• Island• Archipielago• Coast• Lake• River• Cape• Gulf• Bay• Strait or Channel
PlainA plain is
a flat area on Earth’s surface.
PLAINS: Flat, grassy land that stretches for miles.
PlateauA plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it.PLATEAUS: Steep, sloped land with a flat top.
HillA hill is
a small elevation in the Earth's surface
MountainA mountain is
a place on Earth’s surface that is much higher than the land around it.
MOUNTAINS: High steep,rocky land.
ValleyA valley is
a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
VALLEYS: Low land in between mountains.
Depression
A depression is an area that islower than itssurroundings.
CanyonA canyon is a deep valley
with very steep sides
CANYONS: Deep valley.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
IslandAn island is land that is completely surrounded by waterISLANDS: Land surrounded by water.
ArchipelagoAn archipelago is
a group or chain of islands together in a sea or ocean.
Coast
A coast is the area where the ocean touches the land.
Lake
A lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.
River
A river is a long
flowing body of water
Cape
A cape isa pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea
GulfA gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
BayA bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
Strait or channel
A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
REVIEW OF LANDFORMS
• MOUNTAINS: High steep,rocky land.
• VALLEYS: Low land in between mountains.
• PLATEAUS: Steep, sloped land with a flat top.
• PLAINS: Flat, grassy land that stretches for miles.
• ISLANDS: Land surrounded by water.
• CANYONS: Deep valley.
• PLAIN: Flat area.
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