Unit Five - Weathering and Erosion - Landscapes

Question 1

What are the three types of Land Surfaces?

Answer 1

1. Mountains
2. Plateaus
3. Plains

Question 2

What are the four characteristics of Mountain Landscapes?

Answer 2

1. High Elevation
2. Lots of Relief (changes in altitude)
3. Deformed Bedrock (folded, faulted, tilted)
4. Made of Metamorphic Rocks

Question 3

What are the four characteristics of Plateau Landscapes?

Answer 3

1. High Elevation
2. Very Little Relief (Relatively Flat)
3. Horizontal Bedrock (flat layers)
4. Made of Sedimentary Rocks

Question 4

What are the four characteristics of Plains Landscapes?

Answer 4

1. Low Elevation
2. Very Little Relief (Relatively Flat)
3. Horizontal Bedrock (flat layers)
4. Made of Sedimentary Rocks

Question 5

The shape of a landscape determines
the way in which streams and rivers
will flow over the surface.

What are these patterns of rivers are called?

Answer 5

Drainage Patterns - streams flow downhill in the lowest areas possible.