LANDSCAPES

Inland Landscapes

·         Mountain Landscapes consist of mountains and valleys. Valleys are areas of flat land between mountains.

              Mountains have three parts:

-          Foot: The lowest part

-          Summit: The highest part

-          Slopes: The sides between the summit and the foot.

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·         Flat landscapes consists of:

-          Plains:  large areas of flat land

-          Moors: High areas of flat land with little vegetation.

-          Hills:  Small rise areas.

-          Flood plains: Fertile land next to a river.

Coastal landscapes

Coastal landscapes are areas of land near the sea. The land can be high or low.

-          Coastal plains are areas of low land on the coast. There are beaches with sand or rocks.

-          Cliffs are areas of high land near the sea. They are high and rocky.

Coastal landscapes have many different characteristics:

-         Gulf: Large area of sea that bites into the land.

-         Bay: A small gulf.

-         Cape: Large piece of land that sticks out into the sea.

-         Peninsula: Piece of land surrounded by the sea on 3 sides. An isthmus is the piece of land that connects it to mainland.

-         Island. An area completely surrounded by water.

-         Archipielago. A group of islands.

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Lakes, Reservoirs and Rivers

A lake is a large area of fresh water surrounded by land. Ponds are small lakes. They are form naturally.

A reservoir are man-made lakes for storing river water.

A river is a large flowing body of water. They flow into other rivers or into the sea. Rivers begin in high areas such as mountains.

-          A tributary is a river that flows into a larger river.

-    The flow is the volume of water in a river.

A river makes a long journey from the mountains to the sea.

-          Source: It´s where the river begins.

-          Mouth: It´s where the river ends at the sea.

-          Course: It´s the journey from the source to the mouth.

The course of a river has 3 parts:

-          Upper Course. It´s near the source. The river is narrow and has a little water. It-s very fast.

-          Middle course: The river flows though plains. It has more water and it´s more slowly.

-          Lower course: Near the mouth of the river. The river is wide and the water flows very slowly.