what is a natural landscape
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What is a Natural
Landscape?
Landforms on the Earth’s surface
What are landforms?Landforms are natural shapes or features found on the Earth’s surface.
There are many different types of landforms found on the earth.
mountainA mountain is a high place on the Earth’s surface, usually with a pointed top .
hillA hill is smaller than a mountain, and has a rounded top.
valleyA valley is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
plainA plain is a large, flat area on the Earth’s surface.
plateauA plateau is a flat area, higher than the land around it, or above the ocean.
riverA river is a long flowing stream of water.
lakeA lake is water that is completely surrounded by land.
cliffA cliff is a wall of rock or soil near the sea.
glacier
A glacier is a large area of moving ice.
oceanOceans are masses of salt water. They are the largest bodies of water on earth.
oceans:Cover 70% of the Earth’s surface.Affect the weather and temperature.Absorb the sun’s radiation.Are all connected.Are: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean,
the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic Ocean.
Map of the Oceans
seaA sea is smaller than an ocean and is partly enclosed by land.
seasThe three largest seas are the:
South China SeaCaribbean SeaMediterranean Sea