Download 1. Life in the Mountains Video

6th Grade Social Studies – Team A
Landform Prezi Notes
Landform
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Definition
A body of land that is surrounded by
water on three sides.
Example
Florida,
Baja Peninsula,
NJ
A large natural elevation of the
earth’s surface rising abruptly from
the surrounding land.
Rocky Mountains,
Andes Mts.
Grand Canyon
Plateau
A large, flat area of land that is
higher than the surrounding land.
Great Plains
Plains
A flat or gently rolling landmass that
covers many miles.
Desert
A dry, often sandy region of little
rainfall, extreme temperatures, and
sparse vegetation.
Sahara,
Mohave Desert
Tundra
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region in
which the subsoil is permanently
frozen.
Arctic Tundra in
Canada,
Greenland
Ocean
The entire body of salt water that
covers more than 70% of the earth’s
surface.
Pacific,
Atlantic
A large, flowing body of water that
usually empties into a sea or ocean.
Nile,
Amazon,
Mississippi
Land formed at the mouth of a river.
It is formed from the silt, sand and
small rocks that flow downstream.
Nile or Mississippi
River Deltas
Gulf
A portion of an ocean or sea partly
enclosed by land.
Gulf of Mexico,
Persian Gulf
Lake
A large body of water surrounded by
land on all sides.
Lake Superior,
Lake Victoria
Peninsula
Mountain
River
Delta
6th Grade Social Studies – Team A
Landform Prezi Notes
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Key Questions:
1.
Life in the Mountains Video
How do the people in the mountain landscape adapt to their
environment?
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2. Arctic Tundra Video
How are the Inuit in the Arctic Tundra able to survive in such a harsh
environment?
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3.
How do landforms impact where people live? And, near what
types of landforms will most people live? Why?
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