Landform - A single part of the land such as a river or mountain., Landscape - A collection of individual landforms which make a larger scene., Aesthetic Value - Valuing a landscape for its beauty., Economic Value - Valuing a landscape for its economic role in tourism., Cultural Value - The importance of a landscape to a person or nation's culture., Tourism - The act of individuals visiting a nation or landscape., Tectonic Plates - The moving layer of the earth which help create mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes., Convergence - The process of tectonic plates pushing together., Divergence - The process of tectonic plates pulling apart., Fault Line - The place at which two tectonic plates meet and where earthquakes often occur., Landslide - The process of land moving down a hill, often caused by erosion., Erosion - The process of rock and dirt being slowly swept away by wind and rain., Deposition - The process of building a landform with rock and sand., Constructive - A type of wave which helps to build depositional landforms., Destructive - A type of wave which helps to erode landforms., Headland - A landform, caused by erosion, which extends from land into the ocean., Tsunami - A large wave, triggered by an earthquake, which can devastate coastal areas., Cyclone - A large storm system which develops over water and can damage coastal areas., Hazard - Any danger which may occur around a landscape.,

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