Different Landforms
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The document describes different types of landforms: - Plains are flat, wide, and easy to cultivate areas good for farming, housing, and trade. Hills are small elevated lands under 152m used for orchards, vegetables, and grazing. Valleys are lowlands between mountains, protected from storms. - Mountains are elevated lands important for forests, wildlife, and mineral mining. Plateaus are elevated plains with a cold climate. Volcanoes are mountain-like landforms that erupt, throwing hot rocks and lava. - Mountain ranges are rows of mountains. Peninsulas protrude into water, almost surrounded. Coastlines are plains along the seashore suited for fishing, trade, and
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Different Landforms
- 2. PLAINS • A plain is a long, flat, and wide form of land. It is a landform that is easy to cultivate and develop. • It is good for farming, building residential houses, and trading. • Transportation is easy in this place.
- 4. HILL • It is an elevated land whose height does not exceed 152 meters above sea level. • Hills are good places for planting fruit trees and vegetables, and grazing of animals.
- 7. VALLEY • A lowland plain that is in between mountains • It is usually safe from typhoons and strong winds
- 10. MOUNTAIN • an elevated landform. • important in the lives of the people • forests, rare plants, and animal species are found in the mountains • minerals like gold, silver, nickel, bronze, chromite, and iron are mined under the mountains.
- 14. PLATEAU • a plain land on an elevated area • the climate is cold and pleasant in this area
- 17. VOLCANO • a landform that is like a mountain. • it has an opening called a crater where hot rocks, and lahar are thrown out and flow to the earth's surface when it erupts
- 20. MOUNTAIN RANGE • a row of mountains
- 23. PENINSULA • a protruding land along the shores • it is almost surrounded by water
- 25. COASTLINE • Plain lands along the seashores • They are suited for fishing, trading, and tourism.