Types of landscapes

1. 5th degree
By Patricia Velasco Rico

2.  It is composed by the different features of the surface
of the Earth
- mountain landscapes
 Three types - flat landscapes
- coastal landscapes

3. Mountain landscapes

4. Mountain
landscapes’
features:
They are raised parts of the surface of the Earth

5. • Mountain range: several mountains grouped together
This is a mountain range

6. - Mountain chain: a long line of mountains

8. Valleys
Low areas between
mountains
River

9. Flat landscapes

10.  Large plain areas of land WITHOUT hills or slopes.
No hills
No Slopes

11. Some types of plains
may be found in form
of…

12.  Plateau
Very high
altitude

13.  Depressions
Plains which are lower
than the surrounding
land

14.  Coastal plains
Flat lands near the
coast

15. Coastal Landscapes

16. Coastal landscapes
 It is the place where the land meets the sea.
- low – lying coast
 Two main types
of coast - high coast

17. Types of coasts...
Low lying coast High coast
They have long and sandy beaches Mountaninous or very elevated coasts.
They have rocky cliffs and caves.

18. Coastal landforms (shapes)
 Cape: A extend of land that extends
into the sea

19.  Gulf
It is a place where the sea extends
into the land

20.  Peninsula
It is a land area almost surrounded by
water. It is sometimes connected to the
mainland by an isthmus (a narrow strip of
land)
isthmus

21.  Island
Archipelago  a group of islands
It is a piece of land surrounded by water
on all sides.

22.  Estuary
It is a part of a river which meets the sea

23.  Lagoon
It is an area of water which is separated from the sea by a
strip of land

24.  Marsh
It is a wetland which forms near the mouth of a river