1. Workbook p. 301-320 Reference Table Workbook p. 43-59
Chapter 14: Landscapes
Workbook p
Reference Table Workbook p

2. What makes up a landscape?
ESRT p. 2 and 3
Topography and Composition
Determined by:
Climate
Local Bedrock
Geologic Structures
Human Activities
Most can be classified as:
Mountains
Plateaus
Plains

4. Landscapes Mountains Plateaus Plains
Greatest relief (difference between tallest and lowest elevation)
Tectonic forces (convergent plate boundaries) push mountains up
That’s why marine fossils can be found at the tops of mountains
Plateaus
Relatively flat
Horizontal Bedrock
Less relief than mountains, but more than plains
Plains
Least relief
Generally low lands

5. Factors that affect Landscapes
Arid
Means dry
Makes more angular landscape
Steeper slopes
Little humus
Physical weathering dominates
Little rainfall quickly erodes the land
Humid
Means wet
Makes a more rolling landscape
Thick layer of humus
Lot of plant life
Chemical weathering dominates

6. Drainage Patterns
When water drains away, it takes on a particular pattern depending upon the landscape
Flying over (like a bird) it would take on a particular pattern
As tributaries join to form larger rivers, they take on a pattern
4 types of Drainage Patterns
Dendritic
Flat bedrock
Annular
Domed bedrock with upturned layers
Radial
Regular domed bedrock
Trellis (or rectangular)
Tilted strata
Folded strata
Faulted strata

8. Open your reference table workbooks to p. 46-50, 56-58
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