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Face of the Earth and Minor Land Forms Prepared by: Limpin, Kristine Apple R.

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Face of the Earth and

Minor Land FormsPrepared by:

Limpin, Kristine Apple R.

Face of the Earth The face of the earth’s surface seems to have existed just as they have been since the world

begun.

Scientific study has been devoted to the thin crustal area on which ma lives, and most of the

earth’s surface features are well known.

25% of the earth surface is consists of lands.

75% is accounted for by water, which can be can be broken down into

70% oceans and seas

5% in land water like lakes and rivers.

Valley

elongated depressions usually with an outlet between the range of hills.

Peninsula

A tract of land , large or small, nearly surrounded by water or atleast having water on three sides so

that the greatest part of the boundery is a coast line.

Deltas

Alluvial plains that streams have built at their mouths and in ponded water. They are flood plains.

Cape

A piece of land jutting into the seas; a headline or a promontory.

CanyonA deep valley with high steep sides.

Cliff

A perpendicular or steep rock of considerable height.

Isthmus

A narrow land connection between two larger expanses of land.

Fjord

A U shaped valley that leads to the sea and that appears to be submerged in it’s lower position.

Desert

A dry, barren region, usually treeless and sandy.

Tundra

A treeless plain that is characteristic of Arctic and sub- Arctic regions, usually covered with ice or

snow.

Volcano

Opening in the earth’s surface giving out smoke, steam, ashes, or molten rocks.

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