What is the general height above the surrounding land for mountains?
The Earth's surface is static and does not change.
Match the type of mountain with its description.
Dome Mountains
Block Mountains
Fold Mountains
Result from underground magma pushing the surface up into a dome shape without breaking through.
Created by tectonic plate collision where land is pushed up and folds.
Formed when blocks of land are lifted up along faults.
What is considered the tallest mountain in the world when measured from its base to its peak?
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Mars.
Which of these is NOT a major type of landform discussed?
Mountain goats are technically goats.
Match the mountain influences with their effect.
Climate & Weather
Resources
Biodiversity
Home to unique species that only live there.
Provide minerals and timber.
Act as barriers that can steer storms and create rain shadows.
What are plateaus basically described as?
Tectonic uplift of large flat regions is one way plateaus can form.
Match the type of plateau with its characteristic.
Volcanic Plateaus
Piedmont Plateaus
Intercontinental Plateaus
Located at the base of mountains.
Formed by lava flows spreading out and cooling.
Vast flat regions in the interior of continents.
What are valleys essentially?
Glaciers create V-shaped valleys.
Match the type of valley with its formation.
Rift Valleys
Box Valleys
River Valleys
Form where tectonic plates pull apart and the land in between sinks down.
Carved out by the flow of a river over time.
Have steep walls and flat bottoms, often where harder rock layers resist erosion.
What are plains primarily described as?
Plains cover about two-thirds of Earth's land surface.
Match the type of plain with its formation.
Alluvial Plains
Glacial Till Plains
Flood Plains
Areas prone to flooding where rivers overflow and deposit fertile silt.
Built by material brought in by rivers.
Left behind by glaciers.
What percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by plains?
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