1. AIM: to learn how to identify land and water forms (so that you may better develop an understanding of how the environment has an impact on cultures and societies).

2. Land and Water Forms (River) Source River Tributary Delta Mouth Lake
(River) valley
Plain
Steppe / Plateau
Peninsula
Bay
Cape
Channel vs. Strait
Isthmus
Archipelago
Island
Mountains

3. Land and Water Forms (River) Source River Tributary Delta Mouth Lake
(River) valley
Plain
Steppe / Plateau
Peninsula
Bay
Cape
Channel vs. Strait
Isthmus
Archipelago
Island
Mountains

5. Water Flow (direction is determined by gravity)
Rivers can flow in any direction so long as they flow downward.

6. The glacier in the mountains is the source of the river.

7. This is a Spring, another source of water.

8. ARTESIAN WELL
Artesian Wells are similar to springs in that they are sources of water. However, the water is under pressure.

9. A tributary provides water to the main river.
River vs. Tributary
River
Tributary
A tributary provides water to the main river.

10. NILE DELTA Why are rivers especially important for the formation
of civilizations?
NILE DELTA

11. Delta
RIVER MOUTH

13. A peninsula is land surrounded by water on three sides.

14. Why is the
fact that
Korea is
located on a
peninsula both a
blessing and
a curse
for Korean
People?

15. The Iberian Peninsula:
the home of
Spain and Portugal.

16. The Sinai Peninsula

17. Can you name the most famous one of these on planet Earth?
ISTHMUS
Can you name the most famous one of these on planet Earth?
A narrow strip of land passing through a body of water connecting two larger pieces of land.

18. PANAMANIAN ISTHMUS

19. USA particularly interested in the Panamanian Isthmus
Why was the
USA particularly interested
in the Panamanian Isthmus
in the 19th Century
and what rebellion did
they promote in
order to achieve their
Goals?

20. A group of reasonably similar sized islands geographically associated with each other.
Archipelago

21. The Philippine Archipelago.

22. The Japanese Archipelago

23. This is the worlds largest archipelago: The Indonesian Archipelago

25. Africa Iberian Peninsula
A strait is narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
Africa

26. Why have Straits always played a significant role in history?

27. The Strait of Hormuz

28. A cape is simply a prominent point located on a coastline.

29. Sometimes the cape is located on a peninsula… This Cape Point and The Cape of Good Hope.

30. Sometimes not… This is Cape Agulhas the southernmost point of Africa.

32. What is the worlds largest lake?
Lakes vs. Seas
Generally speaking lakes are not connected to oceanic water (they are landlocked), consist of freshwater, and tend to smaller than seas and oceans.
However, sometimes lakes are salty and or are called seas.
What is the worlds largest lake?

33. The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water
The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked body of water. It is large and salty and is not normally considered to be a lake.

34. CASPIAN SEA

35. Lake Superior:
the world’s
largest lake.

36. This is Lake Superior. What is the world’s second largest fresh water lake?

38. Lake Victoria in Africa.

39. Lake Baikal: The World’s most voluminous lake. What does that mean?

42. Southern Ocean

43. See… →

45. What is the world’s largest desert?
The Sahara Desert

48. The Himalayas Mountain Range separates China from India

54. FIN