LISTENING: LANDFORMS

PART 1

Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?

-          Hills are taller than mountains.

-          A ridge is a hill with cliff sides

-          Plateaus are very large high areas

-          Rivers run in valleys, between mountains

-          Canyons are big flat areas

-          Lakes are large bodies of water on a continent

-          The mouth of a river is the place where the river enters the sea

-          Some of the main deltas in the world are those of the River Nile and the Mississippi

   PART 2

Match each concept with its definition:

MOUNTAIN RANGES                                  Very similar to a mountain but it is flat on the top

VALLEY                                                          A body of land almost completely surrounded by water

PLATEAU                                                       Low land between two mountains

PENINSULA                                                   A body of land that is completely surrounded by water 

ISLAND                                                          Flat low land

PLAIN                                                             Body of water completely surrounded by land

LAKE                                                               Lines of mountains of similar origin

PART 3

Complete the sentences below:

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A ……………………………………. is a feature of the land that has been created by nature, not by ……………………………...…………….

-          Australia has many important landforms such as …………………………..………., beaches, cliffs, islands and ……………………………………………

-          …………………………………………… is one of the most famous landforms in Australia. It is the biggest ……………………………….…………… in the world.

-          The Great Barrier Reef is the world´s largest ………………………….……………reef.

-          The Three ………..………………….…….. are located in the Blue Mountains.