WHICH FORCES SHAPE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
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WHICH FORCES SHAPE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH? EARTH’S SURFACE
EXTERNAL FORCES EARTH’S SURFACE
Sun EXTERNAL FORCES EARTH’S SURFACE
EXTERNAL FORCES Sun Wind Glaciers Precipitation Hot/Cold Rivers Waves EARTH’S SURFACE
EXTERNAL FORCES Sun Wind Glaciers Precipitation Hot/Cold Rivers DRIVEN BY ENERGY STORED WITHIN THE EARTH FROM THE TIME OF ITS CREATION Waves EARTH’S SURFACE INTERNAL FORCES
EXTERNAL FORCES Sun Wind Glaciers Precipitation Hot/Cold Rivers Volcanoes Mountain Building Earthquakes Waves EARTH’S SURFACE Subduction INTERNAL FORCES
EXTERNAL FORCES > INTERNAL EARTH’S SURFACE FLAT LANDSCAPE WITH LITTLE VARIATION IN RELIEF: FEW HILLS AND SHALLOW VALLEYS.
EXTERNAL EXCEED INTERNAL! Jos Plateau, Nigeria Steppes, Asia Saskatchewan, Canada North European Plain Nullarbor Plain, Australia Florida!
INTERNAL FORCES > EXTERNAL HIGHLY VARIED LANDSCAPE WITH HIGH VARIATION IN RELIEF: MOUNTAINS, DEEP VALLEYS. EARTH’S SURFACE
INTERNAL EXCEED EXTERNAL! Mount Rainier, WA. Jos Plateau, Nigeria Port au Prince, Haiti Snowy River, Australia. North Marianas, Pacific Lake Tanganyika, Africa Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
WHY MOUNTAINS?
WHY OCEANS - SHALLOW?
WHY OCEANS –DEEP?
WHY MOUNTAINS AND DEEP OCEANS? WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA INDONESIA JAPAN