3. • A mountain in which
Volcanoes
molten rock erupts through
the surface.
• The name is derived from
“Vulcan” the god of fire in
Roman mythology.
• Click on the link to answer
the following question:
What causes Volcanoes to
erupt?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/mountains/volcanoes.htm
5. Plains & Deserts
Plains Deserts
• Large area of flat land with • 4 major types—hot and dry,
few trees semiarid, coastal, and cold
• Very smooth land • Less than 50 cm/year of
• 1/3 of Earth’s land is made rainfall
of plains • 1/5 of Earth’s land is made
of desserts
6. • Deep narrow valleys in the
Canyons
Earth’s crust.
• They are bound by cliffs
and cut by erosion.
• Click on the link to discover
the different types of
canyons and discover one
of the 7 natural wonders of
the world.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/s
urface-of-the-earth/canyons-article/
7. Valleys
An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains,
hills, or other uplands with a river or stream running
along its base.
8. Waterfalls
A place where flowing water rapidly
drops in elevation as it flows over a
steep region or cliff.
http://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=LFIsruWANfo