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World Landforms Geog
Question | Answer |
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What is a Plain? | A plain is a land region whose surface is nearly flat or gently rolling |
What is the altitude of plains regions? | Low |
How many people live in plains land regions? | Most people |
What are the 3 types of plains and what is the elevation? | Type 1- Alluvial Plains Regions Elevation- 0-100m Type 2- Coastal Plains Regions Elevation- 100-300m Type 3- Interior Plains Regions Elevation- 300-600m |
What is a Plateau? | A plateau is a flat or gently rolling region of elevated land |
What is the Altitude of plateau regions? | High |
How many People live in plateaus regions? | Some poeple |
What are 3 types of plateaus and what is the elevation? | Type 1- Flat plateaus with two steep slopes Elevation- 1000-3000m Type 2- Flat plateaus with one steep slope Elevation- 1000-3000m Type 3- Gently rolling plateaus with one steep slope Elevation- 1000-3000m |
What is a Mountain? | A land region that is higher than it's surroundings. |
How many people live in mountain land regions? | Few people |
What are 3 types of mountains and what is the elevation? | Type 1- Field mountain regions Elevation- 3000+ Type 2- Fault block mountain regions Elevation- 3000+ Type 3- Volcanic mountain regions Elevation- 3000+ |
What is the altitude of a mountain land regions? | Very high |