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1. Landforms

2. Intro We all know that one_fourth of the earth’s Surface is covered by land Water and land distribution on earth in percentage : water covers 70% of earth and land is 30%. The portion which forms land on earth’s surface is not the same everywhere. At some places the land may be too high, at some places very low, some areas would be lush green and certain areas are dry and barren. Our planet earth is a beautiful collaboration of various physical features.

3. Landforms difenition The physical features that on earth’s surface These are geographical features that control the ecosystem, climate, weather and the essence of life on earth. In simple terms, we say that any shape on the earth’s surface is known as a landform.

4. Mountains A mountain is the highest landform on the surface of the earth. It is usually found to be conical in shape with steep sides and a pointed tip called a peek Ex: The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas . Formed through : tectonic plates or volcanic processes types of mountains :
Volcanic mountains
Fold mountains
Block mountains

5. Hills Hills are lower in height than mountains, but they are higher than the surrounding area Hills are usually covered with grass.
The climate in the hills is more pleasant than the climate In high sonw covered mountains

6. Valleys Valleys are the low-lying areas between two mountains or hills. We have tow types of valleys u_shape : it’s formed by glaciers effects V_shape :formed by erosion effects Narrow valleys are called canyons.
The climate in the valleys is favorable

7. Plataeus A plateau is a flat topped highland with steep sides. Since it looks like a table, it is also called a tableland.
Plateaus are usually surrounded by steep rock faces called cliffs.
Some plateaus lies between mountain ranges like the Plateau of Tibet There are certain kinds of plateaus like the butte and the mesa.

8. Plains Plains as you all are familiar with are areas of flat land Coastal plain : meets the oceans or seas River plains: formed by the action of rivers River plains are very fertile and good for growing crops.
You will find most big cities are located in plains.

9. An island is a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides.
Ex: The continent of Australia is an island A large group of islands close to each other together form an archipelago. Ex: The Lakshadweep islands are an example of an archipelago. The largest archipelago in the world is Indonesia. Island

10. Deserts : Facts and Types Deserts are large, dry and hot areas of land which receive little or no rainfall throughout the year. There are two types of deserts – Hot Deserts and Cold Deserts.
Hot Deserts : 1- hot vast eraes covered by sand 2-The animals found in the hot deserts are camels, snakes, lizards and rats. Cold Deserts : The cold deserts are large areas of land covered with snow. These deserts receive little or no rainfall. They receive snowfall during the winters. The Antarctica is the world’s biggest cold desert.

11. Peninsula Cape Isthmus A peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water from three sides. Like state of Florida A cape is a part of land extending in to a water body An isthmus is a narrow stretch of land which joins to large land masses. Example : the Isthmus of Panama.