1. Landforms
Chapter 6, Section 1

2. Landforms
3 basic types
Plains
Plateaus
Mountains

3. Plains
Large flat areas
2 types:
Coastal plains
Interior plains
Plains

4. Plains Coastal Plains Exposed region of the continental shelf.
The continental shelf is the part of the continent that extends into the ocean.
Size varies over time with changes in sea level.
Characterized by low hills, swamps, and marshes.

5. Plains Interior Plains Found in the interior of continents.
Thick, fertile soil.

6. Plateaus Flat, raised areas of land with steep sides. Plateaus
Consist of horizontal layers of rock that have been slowly uplifted.
Often cut by canyons formed by rivers.
Plateaus

7. Mountains
Folded
Upwarped
Fault-Block
Volcanic
4 Types:

8. Mountains Folded Mountains Consist of folded rock layers.
Consist of folded rock layers.
Formed by horizontal forces (rocks are squeezed together)
Examples,
Alps, Himalayas

9. Mountains Upwarped Mountains
Formed when blocks of crust are pushed up.
Examples:
Black Hills, Adirondacks

10. Mountains Huge tilted blocks of rocks with faults on the side.
Examples: Grand Teton, Sierra Nevada
Fault-Block Mountains

11. Mountains Formed by volcanism. Volcanic Mountains
Examples: Hawaii, Mount Shasta
Volcanic Mountains