Landforms
Types of Landforms Plains Plateaus Hills Mountains
Plains
Elevation and local relief – low Farmland Deserts Coastal valleys Most people live in this land form Easy to build and put in roads Easy to grow crops
Plateaus
Elevation is high and local relief is low Hard to grow crops and build roads Grazing done Examples: Antarctica, Greenland, parts of Africa
Mountains
How mountains are formed: Volcanoes Dome Fault Folding Elevation and local relief is high
Volcanoes
Mountain Groups Ring of Fire – Circles the Pacific Ocean – Longest mountain chain – Andes, South America
Mountain Groups Pamir Mountain Hub – Spokes of wheel – Asia, Europe – Mt. Everest – world’s tallest mountain – Alps - Europe
Hills
Elevation and local relief – high but not as high as mountains Easier to build and put in roads Uses – Growing crops – Grazing animals – Lumbering – Mining