Exercises: Relief and landscape
Name four external geological agents that shape the landscape and give an example of a landform created by each one.
Name four external geological agents that shape the landscape and give an example of a landform created by each one.
Explain the difference between erosion, transport and deposition, and order them as they occur in landform shaping.
Explain the difference between erosion, transport and deposition, and order them as they occur in landform shaping.
State whether these landforms were mainly shaped by water, ice, or wind: a U-shaped valley, a dune, a river canyon, and a moraine.
State whether these landforms were mainly shaped by water, ice, or wind: a U-shaped valley, a dune, a river canyon, and a moraine.
Two regions with the same climate have very different landscapes because one consists of limestone rock and the other of granite. Explain how lithology (rock type)…
Two regions with the same climate have very different landscapes because one consists of limestone rock and the other of granite. Explain how lithology (rock type) influences landform development and what characteristic relief limestone typically creates.
Relief is also a resource. Describe two economic uses of relief (for example, tourism or agriculture) and a risk associated with each.
Relief is also a resource. Describe two economic uses of relief (for example, tourism or agriculture) and a risk associated with each.
Look at the cross-sectional profiles of the two valleys in the diagram, marked with ?. Identify which is a river valley and which is a glacial valley, explain which…
Look at the cross-sectional profiles of the two valleys in the diagram, marked with ?. Identify which is a river valley and which is a glacial valley, explain which agent shaped each one, and what differences in shape allow them to be distinguished.