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Year 8 Geography - Landscapes and Landforms

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desertlandscape that receives less than 25ml of rain a year
mountainlandscaped formed by tectonic plates
spirituallandscape value that has sacred or supernatural meaning
culturallandscape value that has isgnificant meaning to particular society or group
builtterm to describe man-made landscape
landscapedifferent parts of the earths surface.
coastallandscape where the land meets the sea
economiclandscape value that has commercial/financial value –tourism, mining or forestry
aestheticlandscape value that is good for our well being
oralhistory is a mix of old traditions and written history
conflictingwhen one landscape value competes with another, values are said to be
coastal aesthetics and economic valueexample of conflicting values
land degradationreducing the quality of the soil
mining, farming and deforestationfactors that cause land degradation
soil erosionthe is the removal of topsoil from an area.
tectonic platesthe Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
divergentterm to describe tectonic plates pulling apart from one another
convergentterm used to describe tectonic plates pushing against one another
subductionwhen two tectonic plates meet and one is forced under the other
corecentre of the earth is called this
crustoutside layer of the earth is called this
outer corelayer of earth that is made up of metals such as iron
mountainfold and volcanic are types of
mount etnaa famous volcanic mountain located in italy



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