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Those were the days!
Showing posts with label Relief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relief. Show all posts

Friday, 23 January 2015

Parent rock


Parent rock is the original rock from which something else was formed.

Sunday, 27 October 2013

OCEANIC RELIEF





Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Oceania relief.

Great Barrier Reef.

Tuesday, 8 November 2011

African Relief.

Great Rift Valley (Satellite photo)

Great Rift Valley.
Lake Victoria.
Sahara Desert. What other relief elements can you see here?


Monday, 17 October 2011

Spanish relief.

Marsh.
Andalusian cliff.


Spanish coasts.

Cantabrian coast.
Mediterranean coast. 
Atlantic and Mediterranean coast of Andalucía.


Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Erosion landscapes.

Sea caves. Marine erosion.

Sand dunes. Wind sedimentation.

Alluvial plain. Fluvial sedimentation.

Grand Canyon. Fluvial erosion.

Beach. Marine sedimentation.
"Playa de las catedrales". Galicia.
 

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Faults.

A fracture in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
Types of fault.

San Andreas fault.

Vertical and horizontal movement.

Tectonic plates. Subduction and fold. Mountains.

 
How are mountains formed?
 

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Parts of a river.

1. High course.  2. Middle course.  3. Low course.

Friday, 16 September 2011

Oceanic relief


Continental Relief

PLAIN

PLATEAU

MOUNTAIN

DEPRESSION

EBRO DEPRESSION

Coastal Relief

CAPE

GULF

DELTA

ESTUARY

ISTHMUS
PENINSULAE
ISLAND
FIORD
Ría

Cliffs






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