Landforms

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Landforms

• SS1G3 The student will locate major topographical
  features of the earths surface.
• c. Identify and describe landforms mountains,
  deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts).

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Essential Questions

• What are landforms?
• How can I describe each type of landform?

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IN THIS ACTIVITY YOU WILL

• Learn about the different types of landforms.
• Create landforms with modeling clay.
• Write a Four Square describing a landform of
  their choice.

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LANDFORMS

• Landforms are the kinds of land a place has.
• Landforms include mountains, deserts, valleys,
  plains, plateaus, and coasts.

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MOUNTAINS

• Mountains can be tall and sharply pointed like
  the Rocky Mountains.
• Mountains can be lower and more rounded like the
  Appalachian Mountains.

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DESERTS

• A desert is dry land with few plants and little
  water.

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VALLEYS

• Valleys are lowlands that lie between mountain
  ranges.
• They are often good places for communities
  because water runs down from the mountains and
  they have rich soil to grow crops.

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PLAINS

• Plains are flat sometimes grassy lands that
  stretch for miles and can be good habitats for
  animals like zebras, lions, and elephants,
  giraffes.

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PLATEAUS

• Plateaus are landforms that have STEEP SIDES and
  a FLAT top.
• They may stretch for miles in every direction.

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COASTS

• A coast is the edge of the land where it meets
  the sea or ocean.
• Coasts are constantly changing because of the
  water wave action and shifting sand or rock.

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REVIEW OF LANDFORMS

• MOUNTAINS High steep,rocky land
• VALLEYS Low land in between mountains
• PLATEAUSSteep, sloped land with a flat top

• DESERTS Dry, sandy land
• PLAINS Flat, grassy land that stretches for
  miles
• COASTS edge of the land where it meets the sea
  or ocean

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CREATIVE ACTIVITY

• Give each student a lump of modeling clay.
• Allow students to mold and create each type of
  landform discussed. If needed go back through
  Power Point.

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Writing Activity

• Students will choose their favorite landform to
  write a Four Square assignment and present it to
  the class.

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Sources

• Jefferson County Website
• Harcourt Horizons People and Communities volume 1