Transcript What is a delta and floodplain?

WHAT IS A DELTA AND
FLOODPLAIN?
By:Mickey,kyle,Seiga and Emma!
FLOODPLAIN!
A floodplain
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A floodplain is a wide,
flat area of land
adjacent to a river
that overflows its
banks periodically.
DELTA!
Deltas are complex
depositional
landforms that
develop at the
mouths of rivers.
MOUNTAIN’S AND CANYONS
By gia Sarah Michele and kiara
HOW CANYON’S ARE FORMED
Canyon’s are formed by erosion
 The area that been worn away tends to be softer
rock witch is easily whethered by water and also
by wind.
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Steve on a Canyon
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HOW MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED
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One way mountains are formed by when lava
pushes up and break’s a hole in the ground so a
volcano is formed once the lava hardened it turn’s
into a mountain.
Steve on a
mountain
IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS LOOK AT THIS PIC
THINK AGAIN
PLAINS AND BEACHES
By: Janei,Cam Cam, Reegan and Jatta
BEACHES
We go to
beaches
almost
everyday
in the
summer.
Do you
wonder
about the
characteri
stics in a
beach?
Beaches
are
known for
many
things
CHARACTERISTICS OF BEACHES
First
offshore
bars,
which help
protect the
beach from
corrosions.
Other
beaches
are
sometimes
made with
cobbleston
e.
FACTS ABOUT BEACHES
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The world’s largest pleasure beach is Virginia beach,
it’s 45 Km.
Waves crashing against the shore can weaken cliffs
and cause some to fall in to the beach.
Did you know that many scientist believe that
phenomen??
NOW PLAINS…
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAINS AND BEACHES
Beaches
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Beaches have an
ocean near it and it
has salt water in it.
Beaches are sandy
and have dunes.
 Sand is bigger on the
Dune.
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Plains
Plains are basically
plain.
 It is related to deserts.
 Plains can be found
near valleys.
 It has grass and that’s
it.
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CHARATERISTICS
It can be a great place to live (Sometimes)
 The grass turns yellowish during winter.
 Plains are called plains because well… it’s just
plain.
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CREDITS
Typer:Jatta
Researcher: Janei and Reegan
Helper: Camryn!
PLATEAUS AND DUNES
By Sid Mac and Nigel
(we are awesome)
PLATEAUS CHARACTERISTICS
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Many plateaus are created by lava flowing and then
building up with each volcanic eruption.
Plateaus are also formed when magma in the earth
pushes upward but does not push through the crust.
THIS IS THE COLORADO PLATEAU.
If you look at it, it
looks like a
staircase.