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Major Landforms of the Earth
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Crust Formation and Plate Tectonics
This video follows with speculation of early plates and land masses and their movement through time. From National Geographic.
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Mountain Maker Earth Shaker How Mountains Are Formed
This interactive activity adapted from A Science Odyssey Web site illustrates what happens at the three types of boundaries where plates meet. From Teacher's Domain. test
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Tectonic Movement
This video shows activity in a subduction zone and how mountains are formed through the process of convection and plate movement.
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Major Landforms of the Earth
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Plateau Formation
The layer cake of land shown here was faulted and folded and portions of the block were uplifted to form dry land. The dramatic mountainous landscapes that we enjoy today have all been pushed up by this collision and shortening of the land. This collision continues today, uplifting the land, one earthquake at a time.
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Plateaus
Learn about geographical features of plateaus.
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The Grand Canyon-How it Formed
Watch and learn about the creation of one of the world's largest plateau: The Grand Canyon.
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Plains
Learn about flood plains, alluvial plains, river plain, and coastal plains.
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Mt. Roraima
Image of Mt. Roraima in Venezuela.
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Google Earth: Colorado Plateaus
View satellite and street view images of the world famous Colorado Plateaus.
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3. Glacial Erosion and Deposition
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How Glaciers Form Video: Ice Age Glaciation
Ice Ages are explained, as is the effect climate plays on the creation, spread, and decline of the glacier. From Discovery Education.
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Glacial Formation
This animations illustrates the movement of glaciers.
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4. Landforms and the People
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Major Landforms of the Earth
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Life in the Brazilian Rainforest
Jose Carlos Meirelles works for FUNAI, a government agency that protects Brazil's indigenous people. Because of the threat posed by illegal logging and mining, he believes that the fight to protect these people depends on proving and publicising their existence.
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Himalayan Learning
Use this interactive to learn about the geographic constraints of life in the Himalayas.
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Fishing in Lake Antogo
On one day of the year the Dogon people of Mali can fish in the sacred water of Lake Antogo. It's every fisherman for himself as the lake is emptied in minutes.
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Landforms
Test your knowledge of the world's major landforms.
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Mountains
Test your knowledge of mountains with this quiz.
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