Landscape.u111&12

Landscape.u111&12

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  The landscape
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  • The landscapeis made up of all the things we can see in a place. Desert landscape in Australia
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  Different landscapes • Mountainlandscapes: mountains, rivers, forests.
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  • Flat landscapes:flat land, rivers, farms, cities and motorways.
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  • Coastal landscapes:cliffs, the sea, touristic towns.
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  Changes in landscapes •Natural changes: The seasons, rain and wind, natural disasters (hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, …)
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  • Artificial changesare made by people: Cities, Bridges, … Villages, roads, …
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  Mining minerals Electrical power lines
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  Disasters caused byfire Crops
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  Mountains • Mountains arehigh lands with steep slopes.. • The summit is the highest part of a mountain. • The slopes are the sides of the mountain. • The foot is the lowest part of a mountain. • Valleys are flat lands between mountains
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  Rivers • The source:every river has a 'source', a place where the river begins its journey. • The source of a river is usually found in mountains Río Mundo source
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  • The uppercourse.
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  • The middlecourse • The middle of a river’s journey, when it gets wider and slows down.
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  • The lowercourse: when the river reaches the end of its journey. The end of the river is called the mouth, into another river or into the sea. The River Tajo mouth, ending in the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon, Portugal.
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  The coast andthe sea • Where the sea and the land meet, a special environment is created. We call this a coast. • There are low coastlines. Beaches. • And high coastlines. Cliffs
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  Coastal relief • Abay is where the sea goes into the land. If it is very big, it is a gulf. • People build ports in bays.
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  • A capeis an area of land that goes into the sea. La Nao Cape
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  • A peninsulais an area of land surrounded by water but connected to mainland. Iberian Peninsula Italian Peninsula
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  • An islandis an area of land surrounded by water completely. • A group of islands is called archipelago.