1. Chapter 1,Section 4 Pages 39-42 Landforms and Waterways

2. Mountains: towers of rock formed by the collision of the earth’s tectonic plates or by volcanoes

3. World’s tallest mountain: Mount Everest It is located in the Himalaya mountains in Asia

4. Plains: low-lying stretches of flat land; usually stretch from the middle of a continent to the coast

5. Plateau: flat, but high elevation

6. Valley: lay between mountains and hills; long stretch of land lower than the land on either side

7. Canyons: steep-sided lowlands; rivers have cut through a plateau

8. Another example of a canyon

9. Trenches: deep valleys in the ocean floor; lowest spots in the earth’s crust

10. Why do people decide to live in a particular area? Climate: Temp. and Rainfall Availability of Resources: freshwater, grow food, catch fish, raise animals

11. Bodies of Water 70 % of earth’s surface is water; mostly saltwater

12. Strait: narrow body of water between two bodies of water

13. Channel: wider passage than a strait

14. The point at which a river originates/begins is called its source; usually high in the mountains

15. The mouth of a river is where it empties into another body of water

16. Another example of a mouth of a river