Major Landforms-Features

Geography SSS1 First Term

Week 10

Major Landforms-Features

Performance Objective

• Major types of landform
• Major types of mountain and their characteristic

 

There are three major types of landforms on the earth’s surface. These are: Mountain, Plateaux, Plains

Mountains

Mountains are greatly elevated land surfaces resulting from the intense action of intense forces. They have steep slopes and show distinct peaks. Mountain is classified according to their mode of formation, resulting in four major types which are:

1. Fold Mountains
2. Block Mountains
3. Volcanic Mountains
4. Residual Mountains

 

Characteristics of Fold Mountains

• They contain old rocks with steep sides.
• Fold Mountains have a wrinkling or folding appearance and show distinct peaks of great heights.
• Fold Mountains exist in layered form, they are…