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ONEGEOLOGY

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Plate tectonics

Answer to your questions

     One of your classmates asked this question... Is it possible to get to the mantle? Click on this link and you will know the answer...  



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Plate tectonics

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VOCABULARY UNIT 2

      Through this link you can have access to a powerpoint to revise the vocabulary of unit 2

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.       

CROSWOORDS ABOUT RELIEF

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      CONTINENTAL RELIEF

      COASTAL RELIEF

      OCEANIC RELIEF

LANDSCAPES

    Through this link you can play while you revise the vocabulary of unit 2

QUIZLET ACTIVITIES ABOUT RELIEF

      Through this link you have access to a very interesting website to revise coastal relief. It includes audio, so you can practice the pronuntiation.

    Click on this link and practice with the relief.