There are many types of landforms in the world such lakes, rivers, hills and forests.

What are the major landforms of the world?

The First Major landform

The first major landform of the world is the world’s oceans.  The oceans of the world are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic.  These oceans cover almost 70% of the world!  As you can see, the oceans are the first major landform of the world

The Second Major Landform

Of all the land landforms, the plains landform is the largest. It consists of over 50% of the total Earth’s land surface.

The Third Major Landform

Mountains take the prize of the third major landforms.  Mountains are something that are much higher than its surroundings and is higher than a hill.  You can remember that a mountain is a major landform by how breath taking they are when you see them in person.

The Fourth Major Landform

Plateaus are also considered a major landform.  A plateau is a relatively flat area of land that is high.  It is higher than a plain landform.

The Fifth Major Landform

A hill is also considered a major landform of the world.  Hills are smaller than a mountain but they rise out of the land. They can be rolling or steep.

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The question I ask is one of the hardest questions any person can ask because who are we stay what is good and bad for the world. When answering this question, we have to think philosophically. People change landforms to protect the human race. Examin the Greek people. People changed many beaches and mountain to guard themselves. Land changes because of the farmers need to feed people. Landforms that have changed has made our places to live better.

Many of the landforms we have changed as people can destroy some of the world. Take a look at the dikes built to protect the people of New Orleans. These were constructed to protect the people from hurricanes and flooding waters just so they can live right next to the ocean. Chaning the land for peoples’ sake has caused destuction of land and has caused deaths.

People have changed many landforms that destroyed the hearts of people. Examine the Black Hills. Landforms have been changed make monunments throughout history. People living in the United States felt a strong feeling of unity because they saw their past presidents on the side of a mountain. However, this land was made sacred of many people who originally lived in this area. This was wrenching to them and caused much protest because people changed the landforms.

Any way we, as citizens of the world, changed our landforms possibly through the worse, is where we build our homes. More recently, people have been building their homes on swamps and we have changed the flows of rivers. Fish are keeling over because of the way humans have been building their homes. When we change the land form to live somewhere can have a negative effect on landforms and Mother Nature herself.

I am not saying changing landforms is bad or good. The changing of both humans and nature has strong supporting evidence of harm. Our society should take a look at how we think of the way we change our land. If we live in this world we should do something good for it.

To discover more about a landform you may go to the land form site

Here are some educational links about landforms and links used in this site:

Color Landform Atlas of the US
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

Lesson plans and information about landforms

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/827.html

Program to make 3D landforms and information

http://www.truflite.com/text/gallery.htm

More facts about deserts
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/hot.htm

Subject Matter Emphasis and Level :
Social Studies, Language Arts – Grade 2

Brief Description of the Lessson/ Unit :
This unit investigates several types of landforms. Students will explore and choose a famous landform to investigate and create a presentation on.

Goals :
Social Studies – World Interactions – The student will develop map skills and identify, describe, or construct representations of landforms, body of waters, and human features.
Language Arts – Structure – The student will read and speak with fluency and expression. The student will focus on a topic. The student will read, write/draw, listen, view and speak for a variety of assigned and self selected purposes.
Application – The student will use study skills effectively to locate, organize and categorize information from media sources; evaluate information, interpret maps, use computers and other technology. The student will follow oral and written directions involving multiple steps.
Multidisciplinary – The student will develop multi-media projects related to books and themes.

Content:
There are several types of landforms located around the world.
Landforms can include the rainforest, tundra, desert, forest, grasslands, oceans, waterfalls, canyons, reefs, mountains, and volcanoes, as well as others.
Each landform has unique characteristics, these characteristics can be found in all types of media.
Information can be found in a multitude of resources such as books, CD Rom, internet, encyclopedias, and magazines.
Students will choose a topic (one of the landforms) , then investigate and choose a famous landform to create a presentation on.

Prior Learning, Interests, Misconceptions, and Conceptual Difficulties:
Students may:
have prior knowledge about landforms.
have misconceptions about where landforms are located on a globe.
have limited knowledge about where information can be found.
be interested in landforms due to popular movies, books or T.V. shows.

Major learning activities:
Students choose a landform from a teacher prepared list. Fill out request form for that landform.
Explore the chosen and approved landform using various types of media.
Students investigate chosen well known landform and work on outline questions. (See question outline)
Conference with teacher about outline questions and choose project(s) from project list. (See project list)
Students work on project(s). (See project list)
Students present question outline and project. (See presentation assessment and project rubric)

Materials and Resources:
Books and other familiar resources:
Encyclopedias, book collection from the public library, art and project making supplies based on student’s choices

Community Resources:
Parent experts, Ohio State extension office, Soil and Water Conservation League

Technology Resources:
CD Rom encyclopedia, internet web sites, presentation software, printer, video equipment, overhead, scanner, digital camera
Useful Web sites:
http://pharos.bu.edu/Egypt/Wonders/Natural/Home.html (Natural Wonders)
http://www.mobot.org/MB ( Rainforest, Tundra, Forest, Desert, Grasslands)
http://www.greeceny.com/ls/grade4 (Animal Habitats for Arctic, Desert, Jungle, Sea)

http://www.yahooligans.com

http://www.volcano.und.nodak.edu (Volcanoes)

http://greatplaces.org

http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/KidsClick!/

Assessment:
Question outline will be graded using a ten point scale. (See question outline)
Project(s) and presentation will be assessed according to rubrics.
Students evaluate self by using student presentation rubric. (See student presentation rubric)

Management:
Students will work independently or in small groups, in the computer lab, in the classroom, and in free time to complete assignments. According to availability of computers, students may be put into groups for research. One group can use computers while one uses print resources. Students will work at different levels and different speeds. The choice of projects will allow for the differences in abilities.

Support Services and Special Teacher Notes:
Technology coordinator to assist with internet searches
Special Education staff to assist as needed

Exploring Landforms
Project Rubric

Student shows originality in project_____

Student correctly represent information _____

Student’s project is on chosen landform _____

Student shows effort _____

Students shows creativity in project _____
Total __________

3=Wonderful
2=Good job
1=I tried.

Exploring Landforms
Question Outline

Name ______________________________________

Type of Landform _____________________________

Name of famous landform __________________________________________

Location of famous landform ________________________________________

Five interesting facts about your landform

Project List

model of clay, newspaper article, book, drawing, poster, movile, game, shadow box, artifact box, chart, multi-media slide show, audio tape, puppet show, mural, video tape, trip ad, audio clip, web page, brochure….etc

Exploring Landforms

Presentation Assessment

Student reads and presents with fluency_____

Student presents with expression_____

Student stays focused on topic_____

Student effectively uses question outline and projects during presentation_____

Student completes project(s) neatly_____

5/5=5 on rubric (super)
4/5=4 on rubric (above average)
3/5=3 on rubric (average)
2/5=2 on rubric (below average)
1/5=1 on rubruc (project attempted)

Exploring Landforms
Student Presentation Rubric
5 Question outline complete, 3 projects complete
4 Question outline complete, 2 projects complete
3 Question outline, 1 project complete
2 Question outline or project complete
1 Question outline and project attempted

Landform Lesson Plan 2
Grade Level: 6 or 7

Time: 30-45 Minutes

Geographic Themes
Landforms

Overview
Students will begin with a warm-up card game reviewing the major landforms and definitions. The students will look at examples of these landforms from around the world. Next, the students will pair up to create three landforms on cardboard squares using goop (salt dough). Finally the students will present their landforms to the class and the teacher will read aloud a short story involving landforms.

Materials

warm-up card game with land forms and definitions *see procedure*
cardboard squares 5″ X 5″ (one square per pair of students)
paper towels
Goop (salt dough) *see procedure* either pre-colored or use markers and paint
flip chart with types of landforms or pull down wall chart with landforms and definitions.
short story about physical features.

Goals
From the Sunshine State Standard for M/J Geography

(2) Locate and describe geographic features and political divisions of the major regions of the world.
(2.04) identify the major physical features on each continent

From the Core Curriculum for Lakeland Middle Academy

(A-4) explain the relationships between location, climate, topography, and other interactions in physical geography (concepts of physical geography)

Objectives
By the end of the lesson the student will be able to:

review common landforms and definitions
recognize types of landforms throughout the world
create a model of three landforms using goop
work cooperatively with others

Procedure
Initiating Activity – Warm-up Card Game

Each student will receive an index card with a landform name on the front and a different definition on the back. All the students will stand in a circle. The student with the first card reads the definition. The person with the matching landform calls it out. That person then reads the definition on their card. This proceeds until all students have given their definition. The last definition should go on the back of the beginning person’s landform.This works well as a review tool. The teacher must make sure that the students’ answers are correct.

Strategies – Examples and Goop

The teacher will review landforms and definitions with the students using a flip book. The book has examples of the landforms from around the world.Students will form pairs with guidance from the teacher (usually the students they are sitting beside). Each pair will receive a piece of cardboard, three landforms to create (written on a sheet of paper), paper towels, and pre-bagged goop. Goop Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups table salt and 2/3 cup water (mix)
1 cup cornstarch and 2/3 cup water (mix)

Instructions

Stir the salt mixture in saucepan until it is well heated (3 or 4 minutes). Remove from the heat and add cornstarch mixture. STIR QUICKLY. If it does not thicken, return to low heat and stir until thick. It is hard to stir, but undercooking it leaves it sticky and too gooey! It should be soft, pliable mass that can be kept in a jar or baggie. It does not need refrigeration. This can be used to make 3-D models, as it dries hard. It can be colored with markers or tempra paint. Food coloring can be added while mixing to create pre-colored goop.

After handing out the materials, ask for questions, show an example of the finished product, and begin. Watch and guide the students as they work. They are usually very interested in this activity and will work with few problems. If the goop gets in the carpet, allow it to dry and then sweep it away.

Culminating Activity – Presentation and Story

Allow groups to clean up as they finish. Hands will need to be washed, either in bathroom or a handy spray bottle. Keep leftover goop in a baggie as it can last a year or two. Have each pair present their landforms to the class, explaining what they are and why they them like such.After presentations, the teacher will read a short involving physical features.

Evaluation
Completion of landform creation and presentation to the class. Landform definitions will be on eventual physical geography test.

National Standards
Geography Standard 4 Grades 5-8 Places and Regions

1. How different physical processes shape places

A. Analyze the physical characteristics of places

Resource List
Baerwald, Thomas J. and Celeste Fraser. World Geography Needham, Massachusetts: Prentice Hall, 1993. Carlson, Laurie. Kids Create! Charlotte, Vermont: Williamson Publishing Co., 1990.

de Blij, H.J. and Peter Mueller. Physical Geography of the Global Environment. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1993.

Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts. 7th ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1994.

Easterbrook, Donald J. Surface Processes and Landforms. New york: MacMilan Publishing Company, 1993.

Waugh, David. The Wider World. United Kingdom: Nelson, 1994.

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A waterfall has 3 main characteristics

1. Place where running water

2. makes a sheer drop

3.Usually over a cliff

Examples of Famous Waterfall Landforms:

Niagara Falls
Dunn’s River Falls (Dunn’s Waterfall) in Jamaica

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A volcano has 3 main characteristics

1. Cone shaped mountain

2. Formed by rock or ash thrown from the inside of the earth

3. At times, opening or depression at top

Examples of famous Volcano Landforms:

Mt. St. Helen in Washington
Mount Fuji of Japan

What is a Volcano Landform?

There are volcanoes all over the world.  They are above sea level and below the oceans.  What a volcano actually is a hole in the Earth’s crust that lava and other Earth debris come out of a lot of the time or even hundreds of years apart.   A lot of volcanoes are in a form of a mountain or a hill that have a crater from past eruptions.  Many times, before an eruption, there is activity in the Earth’s surface that make the ground shake or even the crater in the volcano grow.  Scientists are getting better at predicting eruptions.  This can save many lives. 

Types of Volcanoes and How are Volcanoes Made

There are a few different types of volcano landforms in the world.  The volcanoes are classified by scientist by their shapes.   There are actually 5 different types of volcanoes but we will only focus on the 3 main types.   The three types are composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, or cinder cone volcanoes.

The cinder cones are small volcanoes with steep sides.   Even though they are small, these are the ones you probably hear about.  They are very explosive and made of ash and rock.  Most of the cinder cones are small and less than 500 meters high.  A famous cinder cone is Sunset Crater Volcano in Arizona.

A shield is a low and broad volcano that usually has a very wide crater (a dent in the Earth’s surface).  It is formed from thin layers of lava after consistent low-grade eruptions.  The largest volcano in the world is a shield volcano.  It is located in Hawaii.

Composite volcanoes are the tallest type of volcano.  They look very impressive but do usually have quiet and slow lava flows.  They sometimes have small eruptions that cause ash and rock to go flying.  One of the most famous volcanoes in the world is a composite volcano.  It is Mount Fuji in Japan. 

Volcanoes Landform Definition

A volcano is a hole in the Earth’s crust that lava and other Earth debris come out of a lot of the time or even hundreds of years apart.

The pictures below are valley landforms.  Click on the image of the valley to make it larger.

A valley has 2 main characteristics

1. Low land

2. Between hills or mountains

Valley Landforms Examples:

The Minnesota River Valley
Death Valley

Below are pictures and examples of swamp landforms. Click on the picture to make the image larger.

A swamp landform has 4 main characteristics

1.Area of land

2.Damp all the Time

3. Low and wet

4. Supports grass and trees

Examples of Swamp Landforms:

The Florida Everglades
Okefenokee Swamp