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WHICH FORCES SHAPE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?
EARTH’S SURFACE
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EXTERNAL FORCES EARTH’S SURFACE
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EXTERNAL FORCES Sun EARTH’S SURFACE
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EXTERNAL FORCES EARTH’S SURFACE Sun Wind Precipitation Hot/Cold
Glaciers Rivers Waves EARTH’S SURFACE
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DRIVEN BY ENERGY STORED WITHIN THE EARTH FROM THE TIME OF ITS CREATION
EXTERNAL FORCES Sun Wind Precipitation Hot/Cold Glaciers Rivers Waves EARTH’S SURFACE DRIVEN BY ENERGY STORED WITHIN THE EARTH FROM THE TIME OF ITS CREATION INTERNAL FORCES
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EXTERNAL FORCES EARTH’S SURFACE INTERNAL FORCES Sun Wind Precipitation
Hot/Cold Glaciers Rivers Waves EARTH’S SURFACE Volcanoes Mountain Building Earthquakes Subduction INTERNAL FORCES
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EXTERNAL FORCES > INTERNAL EARTH’S SURFACE
FLAT LANDSCAPE WITH LITTLE VARIATION IN RELIEF: FEW HILS AND SHALLOW VALLEYS
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EXTERNAL EXCEED INTERNAL!
Jos Plateau, Nigeria Saskatchewan, Canada Nullarbor Plain, Australia Florida! Steppes, Asia North European Plain
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INTERNAL FORCES > EXTERNAL EARTH’S SURFACE
HIGHLY VARIED LANDSCAPE WITH HIGH VARIATION IN RELIEF: MOUNTAINS, DEEP VALLEYS. EARTH’S SURFACE
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INTERNAL EXCEED EXTERNAL!
Mount Rainier, WA. Snowy River, Australia. Lake Tanganyika, Africa Jos Plateau, Nigeria Port au Prince, Haiti North Marianas, Pacific Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
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WHY MOUNTAINS?
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WHY OCEANS - SHALLOW?
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WHY OCEANS –DEEP?
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WHY MOUNTAINS AND DEEP OCEANS?
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