Landforms by Saniya House https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5 Geography 2016 en-us 2016-09-26 16:17:48 UTC 2016-10-03 13:40:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png                                  Valley housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/126431898                                              
A Valley is a low area between hills, often with a river running through it. In geology, a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys.]]> 2016-09-26 16:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/126431898 Ocean housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/126728645 On Earth,an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans.]]> 2016-09-27 16:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/126728645 Mountain housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127022444
A Mountain is a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A Mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism.

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A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf]]> 2016-09-28 16:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127027648 Volcano housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127051270
A Volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth , that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber  below the surface. Earth's volcano's occur because its crust is broken into 17 major, rigid tectonic plates that float on a hotter, softer layer in its mantle.]]> 2016-09-28 17:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127051270 Cape  housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127312933
In geography, a cape is a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline.]]> 2016-09-29 16:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127312933 Plains housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127315746
In geography, a plain is a flat area. Plains occur as lowlands and at the bottoms of valleys but also on plateaus or uplands at high elevations.

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A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, although in other areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat without a massive summit.]]> 2016-09-29 16:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127317334 Swamp housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127513207
A Swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations.]]> 2016-09-30 13:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127513207 Marsh housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127515519
A Marsh is an area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tides, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.]]> 2016-09-30 13:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127515519 Desert housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127518190
A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation.]]> 2016-09-30 13:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127518190 Island  housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127549399
An Island or an isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water ]]> 2016-09-30 14:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127549399 Jungle  housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127859174
A jungle is land covered with dense vegetation dominated by trees. ]]> 2016-10-03 13:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127859174 Canyon housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127860149
A canyon or a gorge is a deep ravine between pairs of escarpment of cliffs and is the most often carved landscape by the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.]]> 2016-10-03 13:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127860149 River housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127862202
A River is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater,flowing towards an ocean,sea,lake,or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water.]]> 2016-10-03 13:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127862202 Glacier housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127864378
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving on its on weight ]]> 2016-10-03 13:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127864378 Mesa housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127865462
A mesa is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs.]]> 2016-10-03 13:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127865462 Delta  housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127866680
A delta is a landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water.]]> 2016-10-03 13:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127866680 Harbor  housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127868919
A harbor or haven, is a body of water where ships, boats, and barges seek shelter from stormy weather, or are stored for future use]]> 2016-10-03 13:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127868919 Basin housesan https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127869984
A basin is a region drained by a river and its tributaries .A low-lying area n the Earths surface in which thick layer of sediment have accumulated.]]> 2016-10-03 13:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/housesan/mpfc2s1k80q5/wish/127869984