Land Forms

Question 1

Describe a Ridge:

Answer 1

A long, narrow area of high land, steeply sloped on either side.

Question 2

Describe a Valley:

Answer 2

A long and usually narrow indentation in the Earth’s surface. Most valleys have a river running through them, these are called river valleys.

Question 3

Describe a Spur:

Answer 3

A finger of highland. Often valleys are seperated by spurs.

Question 4

Describe a Plateau:

Answer 4

An elevated area of fairly level land. It is often bounded by steep land known as ‘scarp’.

Question 5

Describe a Hill:

Answer 5

An area of land that is higher than the surrounding area but not high enough to be called a mountain.

Question 6

Describe a Pass:

Answer 6

A lower area between two highland areas. Often these are used as transport routes.

Question 7

Describe a Depression:

Answer 7

A depression (hole) has contour lines with lines that become lower instead of higher, these lines have small marks on them pointing toward the middle.

Question 8

Describe a Concave Slope:

Answer 8

A slope that is gentle torwards the bottom but steeper torwards the top.

Question 9

Describe a Convex Slope:

Answer 9

A slope that is steep torwards the bottom but slopes more gently torwards the top.

Question 10

Describe a Uniform Slope:

Answer 10

A slope that is constant from top to bottom. It may be steeply sloping or gently sloping, but it doesn’t change.