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Landforms. Types of Landforms. Plains Plateaus Hills Mountains. Plains. 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. Plateaus.
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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
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