9/16/10 – BR: What type of boundaries do you see here?

Homework Check Using information from today draw each type of plate boundary. Make sure to label each type of boundary.

Binder Check Tomorrow Syllabus Mr. Mac’s Class Guidelines Student Bill of Rights 9/8: Exit Slip (about respect) 9/9: Exit Slip (about Robert and Amelia) 9/10: BR and Exit Slip (3 Things You Want to Learn..) 9/14 : BR, Notes about Earth Layers and Axis 9/15 : BR, Notes about Earth Crust and Continental Drift 9/16: (today) BR, Landform Notes

Landforms Project – Due Tuesday Design, draw, and color a map containing at least ten of the landforms we will discuss today. Demonstrate that you understand the various forms. Landforms – 20pts. Color Design – 10 pts. Creativity/Originality – 10 pts.

Types of Landforms Peninsula Volcano Bay Source Tributary Cape Plateau Strait Gulf Sea Isthmus Lake River Island Range Mountain Archipelago Channel Hill Valley Canal Divide

Peninsula

volcano A vent (opening) in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts and also the landform that is constructed by the erupted material. Pinatubo, Philippines

tributary

Bay a body of water surrounded by land on three sides. Hudson Bay, Canada

source The place where a river begins Lake Victoria The Source of the Nile River Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Cape A cape is a pointed area of land that extends out into a body of water. Cape of Good Hope South Africa

plateau A large flat land at a high elevation Central Siberian Plateau, Russia

strait A narrow deep body of water located between two land masses. The Bering Strait, North Pacific Russia Alaska

gulf an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay The Gulf of Mexico

sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land Mediterranean Sea

Isthmus A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas Isthmus of Panama Central America

lake The Great Lakes Northern United States - A body of fresh water.

river Amazon River – Brazil - A flowing body of water moving higher to lower elevations.

island Madagascar, Southeast Africa - Land surrounded by water on all sides.

range Andes Mountain Range West Coast of South America - A long narrow group of mountains

mountain Mount Everest, Nepal, Asia Tallest Mountain in the World -

archipelago Indonesian Archipelago, Pacific Ocean - A long narrow collection of islands

channel English Channel Between England and France - A long narrow strip of water between two large land masses.

hill Hills of Rome, Italy A short rounded rise in elevation

valley Indus River Valley, Asia - A low point between mountains or hills.

canal Suez Canal, Egypt - A man-made waterway

divide Continental Divide, North America - Line indicating the divergent slopes of a continent