LandForms Created by Our Earth

CANYON

• A deep valley that is formed by a river
• It's located in Arizona, and its name is the Grand Canyon.
• The Grand Canyon is around 6000 (1800 metres) feet deep.

MEANDER

• A long river that winds and turns in different directions
• This Meander is located in Cuba
• Meanders are caused by the erosion of river banks.

Alluvial Fan

• A fan- shaped deposit where a stream flows and is formed
• The location of one of the Alluvial Fan's, is in California.
• Some regions have two Alluvial Fans that have grown together.

Mesa

• A large hill that has a flat top and steep sides
• One Mesa is found in Monument Valley, Utah
• The word 'mesa' comes from the Spanish or Portuguese word for 'table

River

• A large natural flow of water that flows into a ocean
• One river is located in Danube, Central Europe.
• The longest river in the world is the Nile River, it is 4,132 miles long.

Valley

• An area of low land between hills or mountains
• One Valley is located in California
• Valleys were highly sought after in the Medieval period for there defenses.

Plateau

• A flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
• Located: in the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
• The largest and highest plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau.

LEVEE

• An embankment for preventing flooding
• This Levee borders the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands.
• Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control.

Mountain

• An area of land that rises very high above the land around it.
• One Mountain is located in Italy and is named MatterHorn.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 29,035 feet.

Delta

• Forms when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean.
• One of the Delta's is located in Botwana, Africa .
• The Mississippi River created a Delta that comprises approximately 521,000 acres.

WaterFall

• Forms where running water falls down from a high place
• One Waterfall is called the Niagra Falls
• 3,160 tons of water flows over Niagara Falls every second.

REFLECTIONS,

• I learned that our earth has so many amazing landforms.
• Also, I learned that landforms can be very good for producing food/water.
• Another thing is that landforms are very good to know when you are traveling.
• BELIEVE, DREAM, INSPIRE..