Landforms What are the shapes the land takes

Landforms What are the shapes the land takes and why? Describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development WG. 4 B [SUPPORTING STANDARD] YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

What makes a CANYON? Weathering and Erosion

What makes a DELTA? Sediment Deposits when river meets ocean, sea, or standing water

Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Which of the following is NOT a landform caused by climate patterns of South America? F Andes Mountains G Atacama Desert H Amazon Rainforest J Argentine Pampas As a river reaches its mouth, it is often affected by incoming tides, resulting in a landform called a _______? A source B atoll C delta D current

Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Some spreading plate boundaries lie under continents. In these places, the crust stretches until it breaks forming _____, mainly found in ______. A abyssal plains, East Asia B rift valleys, West Africa C abyssal plains, West Asia D rift valleys, East Africa Which physical process is responsible for the creation of rift valleys in Sub. Saharan Africa? F erosion G weathering H tectonic forces J volcanic activity

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… Describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development • WG. 4 B • What are the shapes the land takes and why? • Use the word wall words to answer.

Resources • http: //eo. ucar. edu/basics/wx_1_b. html • http: //www. sciencedaily. com/articles/l/lithosph ere. htm • http: //www. physicalgeography. net/fundament als/8 b. html