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.
Created by tectonic plate collision where land is pushed up and folds.
Result from underground magma pushing the surface up into a dome shape without breaking through.
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.
Biodiversity
Resources
Climate & Weather
Provide minerals and timber.
Act as barriers that can steer storms and create rain shadows.
Home to unique species that only live there.
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.
Intercontinental Plateaus
Volcanic Plateaus
Piedmont Plateaus
Vast flat regions in the interior of continents.
Formed by lava flows spreading out and cooling.
Located at the base of mountains.
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.
Have steep walls and flat bottoms, often where harder rock layers resist erosion.
Carved out by the flow of a river over time.
What are plains primarily described as?
Plains cover about two-thirds of Earth's land surface.
Match the type of plain with its formation.
Flood Plains
Glacial Till Plains
Alluvial Plains
Left behind by glaciers.
Areas prone to flooding where rivers overflow and deposit fertile silt.
Built by material brought in by rivers.
What percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by plains?
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