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Landforms
What are the shapes the land
takes and why?
Describe different landforms and the physical
processes that cause their development
WG.4B
[SUPPORTING STANDARD]
YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
What makes a CANYON?
Weathering and Erosion
What makes a DELTA?
Sediment Deposits when river meets ocean,
sea, or standing water
Let’s see what we know…
Which are you ready to answer,
and which do you need a peek?
Which of the
following is NOT a
landform caused by
climate patterns of
South America?
F Andes Mountains
G Atacama Desert
H Amazon
Rainforest
J Argentine Pampas
As a river reaches its
mouth, it is often
affected by incoming
tides, resulting in a
landform called a
_______?
A source
B atoll
C delta
D current
Let’s see what we know…
Which are you ready to answer,
and which do you need a peek?
Some spreading plate
boundaries lie under
continents. In these places,
the crust stretches until it
breaks forming _________,
mainly found in
___________.
A abyssal plains, East Asia
B rift valleys, West Africa
C abyssal plains, West
Asia
D rift valleys, East Africa
Which physical process
is responsible for the
creation of rift valleys in
SubSaharan Africa?
F erosion
G weathering
H tectonic forces
J volcanic activity
Talk to each other, and then
talk to me…
Describe different landforms and
the physical processes that cause their
development
• WG.4B
• What are the shapes the land
takes and why?
• Use the word wall words to answer.
Resources
• http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/wx_1_b.html
• http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/l/lithosph
ere.htm
• http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundament
als/8b.html