Changes in the Earth’s Surface Lesson 2 What Landforms are on the Earth’s Surface
A landform is a shape on the earth’s surface Five examples of landforms are…
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Great Plains
Colorado Plateau
Ozark Plateau
A plain is… a large flat area of land
A plateau is… a large, flat area of land that is high
Landforms are shaped by… Some type of force
A glacier is… A huge area of moving ice that moves very slowly through a valley or a wide area of land
Two forces that act on the earth’s surface and can changes the land are WIND and WATER