intro geo test 1 LANDFORMS Flashcards
densest greatest population
plains
population scattered sparse
hills
spectacular but small population
mountains
population varies with latitude
plateus
little or no population
buttes
can be densely populated
river valleys
almost every human occupation from farming to manufacturing
plains
lumbering, herding, some tourism, bootlegging
hills
mining lumbering tourism
mountains
no real restrictions, varies with nearness to equator
plateaus
small, flat feature used for tv/radio communication
buttes
agriculture, rich soil
river valley
examples of plains
pampas(argentina)
siberian(russia)
central(usa)
examples of hills
appalachian(usa)
examples of mountains
himalaya’s (china)
rockies (canada/usa)
andes (south america)