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
Fold Mountains
Block Mountains
Formed when blocks of land are lifted up along faults.
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.
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.
Act as barriers that can steer storms and create rain shadows.
Provide minerals and timber.
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.
Piedmont Plateaus
Intercontinental Plateaus
Volcanic Plateaus
Vast flat regions in the interior of continents.
Located at the base of mountains.
Formed by lava flows spreading out and cooling.
What are valleys essentially?
Glaciers create V-shaped valleys.
Match the type of valley with its formation.
Rift Valleys
Box Valleys
River Valleys
Carved out by the flow of a river over time.
Have steep walls and flat bottoms, often where harder rock layers resist erosion.
Form where tectonic plates pull apart and the land in between sinks down.
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
Flood Plains
Glacial Till Plains
Areas prone to flooding where rivers overflow and deposit fertile silt.
Left behind by glaciers.
Built by material brought in by rivers.
What percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by plains?
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