Back to Lesson 5: ROCKS AND LANSCAPES

GLOSSARY
  • Plains are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation. A plateau is larger and it used to be higher than the surrounding land.
  • A mountain is a very high, natural place on Earth; sometimes there is a peak on the top of the mountain.
  • The sides of a mountain are called slopes and they can be steep slopes or gentle slopes.
  • A hill is a small elevation in the Earth's surface.
  • A valley is a low place between mountains, often having a river or stream running along the bottom. Valleys can be wide or narrow like a canyon.

Narrow valley
Wide valley

Exercise: Draw a relief showing the landforms you have learnt here.


Web to learn more about landforms.

Author: Pablo Acosta Robles