Landform

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/landform

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the key geomorphological processes?Plate tectonics, volcanism, fluvial erosion, glacial erosion, aeolian processes, coastal processes, weathering
2. What is the major landform categories?Mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, canyons, coastal features, glacial features, karst topography
3. What are landforms and how are they made?Landforms are the shapes on Earth's surface created by forces inside and outside the planet. Internal forces like tectonic plates and volcanoes build mountains and ocean basins, while external forces such as weathering and erosion shape valleys, dunes, and coastlines.
4. How do mountains form?Mountains form when tectonic plates push together or collide, creating fold and fault-block mountains. Volcanoes also build mountains when magma rises to the surface.

Geomorphology: The scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them.
Endogenic Processes: Geological processes originating from within the Earth's interior.
Exogenic Processes: Geological processes originating from the Earth's surface, driven by external forces.
Weathering: The breakdown and alteration of rocks and minerals at or near the Earth's surface.