Global assignment

Landscapes & landforms

Landscapes

• What is a landscape
all the visible features of an area of
land, often considered in terms of
their aesthetic appeal.
Landforms

• What is a landform
A landform is a natural or anthropogenic
land feature on the solid surface of the
Earth or other planetary body. Landforms
together make up a given terrain, and their
arrangement in the landscape is known as
topography.
Some landforms that
are found in the desert

Landforms in desert
• Dunes
• Oasis
• Yardangs
• Bajadas
• Playas
• Inselbergs
• Sand
• Rock pedestals
Coastal case study
List some landforms that you
would find on a coastal landscape
• Cliffs
• Beaches
• Bays
• Rock formations
• Stack
• Arch
• Sand dunes
Erosion

•Erosion definition

• Erosion is the geological process in which

earthen materials are worn away and
transported by natural forces such as wind or
water.
 Deposition

•Deposition is the laying down of sediment

carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.
Granite island

The process of how it was made:

It was made by molten rock, wind and water which
formed granite island
Satellite
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