1. Landforms What are the shapes the land takes and why?
WG.4B Describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development
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2. Weathering and Erosion
What makes a CANYON?
Weathering and Erosion

3. Sediment Deposits when river meets ocean, sea, or standing water
What makes a DELTA?
Sediment Deposits when river meets ocean, sea, or standing water

4. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
Which of the following is NOT a landform caused by climate patterns of South America?
F Andes Mountains
G Atacama Desert
H Amazon Rainforest
J Argentine Pampas
As a river reaches its mouth, it is often affected by incoming tides, resulting in a landform called a _______?
A source
B atoll
C delta
D current

5. Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek?
Some spreading plate boundaries lie under continents. In these places, the crust stretches until it breaks forming _________, mainly found in ___________.
A abyssal plains, East Asia
B rift valleys, West Africa
C abyssal plains, West Asia
D rift valleys, East Africa
Which physical process is responsible for the creation of rift valleys in SubSaharan Africa?
F erosion
G weathering
H tectonic forces
J volcanic activity

6. Talk to each other, and then talk to me…
WG.4B Describe different landforms and the physical processes that cause their development
What are the shapes the land takes and why?
Use the word wall words to answer.

7. Resources http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/wx_1_b.html