U. D. 2: EL RELIEVE

IMPORTANTE:

1. Documento con las definiciones que entran en el examen: PINCHA AQUÍ

2. Imágenes para el examen:

EN CASTELLANO:

IN ENGLISH:

CONTINENTAL RELIEF

* Mountains are high landforms with steep sides. The world´s highest mountain range is the Himalayas in Asia.

* Valleys are areas of low land between mountains. Rivers flow through many valleys.

* Plains are low, flat areas of land. Large plains are often found on the coasts, and are formed by large rivers.

* A Plateau is a large, raised plain. The highest plateaus are in Tibet in Asia, and in Bolivia in South América.

* A Basin is a natural depression, or low areas of land. Some are below sea level.

COASTAL RELIEF

* A peninsula is an area of land surrounded by water on all sides except one.

* An isthmus connects a peninsula to a continent.

* A cape is a part of the coast which extends into the sea.

* A gulf is a large area of the sea or ocean partially enclosed by land. A bay is a small gulf.

* An island is an area of land surrounded by water on all sides.

* A group of islands is called an archipelago.

Coasts can be flat and low-lying or high:

* In flat coastal areas, there are many beaches.

* In high coastal areas, there are many cliffs which are steep rock formations.

OCEANIC RELIEF

The ocean floor is varied and irregular. Its relief is similar to continental relief.

Continental shelf is near coastlines. These shelves are vast plateaus which reach a depth of 150 metres. Continental slope lead down to the deeper part of oceans.

Large mountain ranges, called ocean ridge, rise up to 3000 metres from the ocean floor.

Some of the highest peaks rise above the surface and form islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands.

Ocean trench are large, deep depressions in the ocean floor.

The deepest ocean trench is Challenger Deep (11000 m) in the Pacific Ocean.

Presentación en castellano:

Adh 1 eso las formas de la tierra from Aula de Historia

Slide presentation in English:

The Earth’s Relief from Jose Angel Martínez

The earth relief from Pedro Flores

VÍDEOS RELACIONADOS CON EL TEMA

ACTIVIDADES INTERACTIVAS Y FOTOCOPIABLES

- Mapa interactivo (PINCHA AQUÍ)

- Documento 2 (PINCHA AQUÍ)

- Documento 3 (PINCHA AQUÍ)

- Documento 4 (PINCHA AQUÍ)

- Documento 5 (PINCHA AQUÍ)

- Documento 6 (PINCHA AQUÍ)