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Chapter 6Chapter 6 Views of EarthViews of Earth
LandformsLandforms
PlainsPlains• large, flat areas which often have thick,
fertile soils and grassy meadows
Coastal PlainsCoastal Plains
• stretch along coastal areas and are often called lowlands
Interior PlainsInterior Plains • in the central part of a continent
• GREAT PLAINS - USA
PlateausPlateaus • flat, raised, areas of land made up of nearly horizontal rocks
• their edge rises steeply from the area around them
MountainsMountains • tower above the surrounding land
Folded MountainsFolded Mountains • form when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides, causing the rock layers to fold like a rug pushed up against the wall
Upwarped mountainsUpwarped mountains• forces inside the Earth push the crust up
Fault-Block MountainsFault-Block Mountains • form when tilted blocks of rock are separated by faults from the surrounding rock
FaultFault• boundary where 2 BLOCKS OF
BEDROCK MEET. FAULTS MAY SHOW ON THE SURFACE!
Volcanic MountainsVolcanic Mountains • layers of molten material pile up forming a cone-shape
REVIEW OF LANDFORM REVIEW OF LANDFORM VOCABULARYVOCABULARY
• PLAINS ( COSTAL AND INTERIOR)
• PLATEAUS
• MOUNTAINS ( FOLDED, UPWARPED, FAULT-BLOCK )
• FAULT
• VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS
Section II - ViewpointsSection II - Viewpoints
• Latitude and longitude lines identify exact locations on Earth by means of an imaginary grid system
• WHEN STATING A LOCATION LATITUDE ALWAYS COMES BEFORE LONGITUDE
LatitudeLatitude
• lines run parallel to the equator
• Running from the North Pole through Grennwich Observatory near London, England, the prime meridian is the reference point for lines of longitude
• distances in degrees east or west
• East lines of longitude meet west lines of longitude at the 180° meridian, which is opposite the prime meridian
• They also meet at the poles!!!
• Earth is divided into 24 time zones, each about 15 degrees of longitude wide and exactly one hour different from the zones on either side of it.
• Calendar dates begin and end at midnight
• the International Date Line is located near the 180° meridian
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