Major land forms Of the Earth
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There are four main types of landforms: mountains, plateaus, and plains. Mountains form through volcanism or faults in the earth's crust and are categorized as block, fold, residual, or volcanic mountains based on their formation. Plateaus are high plains that can be intermontane, piedmont, or continental based on their surrounding terrain. Plains form through deposition by rivers (alluvial), glaciers (glacial), seas (coastal), or uplift of continental shelves (structural).
Major land forms Of the Earth
- 2. Major landforms :There are Four types of landforms •Mountains •Plains •Plateaus
- 3. A mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through volcanism. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. There are four types of mountains :block mountain , fold mountain ,residual mountain and volcanic mountain
- 4. Block mountain: A mountain formed by natural faults in the earth's crust. A good example of this is Black Forest Mountain Fold mountain : Fold mountains are mountains formed mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust. Example : The Himalayan mountain
- 6. Residual mountain: They are also called Relict mountains . They got this name by their denuded conditions. They are actually remnants of the older mountain ranges and have been worn down by the various agents of erosion and denudation such as river , glacier and air .A good example of this is Aravils
- 7. Q1:Differentiate between block mountains and fold mountain
- 8. Plateaus : A high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain . There are three four types of mountains •Intermontane • Piedmont •Continental
- 9. Intemontane Plateaus : The plateaus which are bordered by the mountains from all sides are called intermontane plateaus . A good example of this is The Tibet Plateau Piedmont Plateaus: These are the Plateaus which are bordered by a mountain from one side and by a sea or a plain from the other . A good example of this is Patagonia
- 10. Continental Plateau: These Plateau are usually surrounded by either seas or plains all sides. A good example of this is Arabian Peninsula
- 12. Plateau : A relatively flat and a low lying land surface with least difference between its highest and lowest points is called a plain . There are three types of plains •Alluvial •Glacial •Coastal
- 13. The Plains which are formed by the deposition of sediments brought down by the river from the high attitudes are called Alluvial Plains. Example: Gangateic Plain
- 14. Glacial Plains : Glacial Plains are formed by the movement of the Glaciers under the force of Gravity .Such Plains are found in Canada , siberia,etc Coastal Plains: The plains are at the coast of the sea due to the deposition work of the sea waves. For example coastal plains of eastern south America
- 15. Structural Plains : Such plains are formed by the upliftment of the continental shelf The Malabar coastal of India is the best example