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Landforms & "scapes
Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sediment is moved by wind and water and is deposited on land, river beds, lake bottoms and ocean floors | deposition |
| have steep slopes usually shaped up as a peak or ridge | mountains |
| large, high land area of fairly level ground seperated from surrounding land by steep sloes | plateau |
| are broad, nearly level stretches of land that have no great changes in elevation | plains |
| a huge mass of ice that floats slowly over land | glaciers |
| a deep narrow valley wih high steep sides that was eroded by a river ( famous Grand ?) | canyon |
| a long narrow land area lying between two area of higher elevation; often containing a stream or river | valley |