landform - a visible feature within an area on the surface of the earth, landscape - the visible appearance of an area, created by a combination of geological, geomorphological, biological, and cultural layers that have evolved over time, and as perceived, portrayed and valued by people. A geomorphic landscape is the landscape without the biological and cultural layers, geomorphology - the study of landforms, geology - earth science, arid - extremely dry, coastal - landscapes that have beaches, cliffs, etc, rainforest - lush areas which can be found along the Equator. These landscapes receive lots of sunlight and rainfall., karst - a region underlain by caves in limestone bedrock; the collapse of the caves creates a landscape of sinkholes separated by higher topography, or of limestone spires separated by low areas., riverine - river landscape, mesa - an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones., limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals, stalactite - a deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave, stalagmite - a cone-shaped calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave, igneous - rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens, sedimentary - a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together, metamorphic - a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.,

Year 8 Humanities M4 - Landforms & Landscapes

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