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Tresky Landforms
Landform | Description |
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Sahara | this desert separates Northern Africa from the rest of the continent |
Plateau of Tibet | vast elevated region in China north of the Himalayas |
Ural | mountain range that separates Europe from Asia |
Sierra Madre | mountains located on Mexico's eastern and western coasts |
Himalayas | mountain range that separates India from the rest of East Asia; also known as the rooftop of the world because some of the world's highest mountains can be (Mount Everest) |
Rocky | North America's major mountain range; these are the younger ones |
Great Plains | broad, fertile plain extending east of the Rocky Mountains into central North America |
Scandinavia | Norway, Sweden, and Finland are a part of this peninsula |
Gobi | major desert found in East Asia |
Great Barrier Reef | landform off the coast of Australia; world's largest coral reef in the world |
Iberian | Spain and Portugal are found on this peninsula |
Pyrenees | Mountains that form the border between France and Spain |
Alps | major mountain range in Western Europe that isolated Italy from the countries in Europe for many years |
Italian | peninsula on which Italy lives |
Andes | longest, unbroken mountain chain in the world (4,500 miles); located in South America |
Appalachian | mountain range found on the eastern coast of North America; we can tell these mountains are old because of their rounded tops |