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
Which words are you familiar with,
and which do you not yet know?
Mountains
Rift Valleys
Erosion
Tectonic
Forces
Delta
Plateau
Weathering
Landform
Formed
What makes a MOUNTAIN?
Converging of tectonic plates
What makes a MOUNTAIN?
Continent to Continent
Oceanic to Continent
Converging of tectonic plates
What makes a PLATEAU?
Weathering and Erosion
What makes a TRANSFORM FAULT?
Diverging and converging
that effects the surface
What makes a RIFT VALLEY?
DIVERGING that effects
the lithosphere
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