NOAA
Mud is Mud...or is it?
We know that the type of soil varies by location, but does the seafloor sediment also vary, or is it all the same? Scholars compare photos of the seafloor from two different locations: the Savannah Scarp and the Charleston Bump. Through...
K5 Learning
Landforms
Valleys, mountains, and plateaus are just a few geographic landforms on our Earth. Read about these types and more in a brief landform passage. After reading, learners respond to six short answer comprehension questions.
Curated OER
Geographic Landforms
Each slide is a simple notebook page with one landform in blue and its definition in red. There are 26 vocabulary terms in all, some you may want to use, and others easily hidden. It is recommended that you add photos or other graphic...
Curated OER
Early Arkansas Geography
Seventh graders locate and describe historical Arkansas while using a historical map.
Curated OER
Landscape Picture Map: Natural Features
Students discover six landscapes. In this natural features lesson, students review the meaning and examples of natural features. Students use a landscape picture map to identify six natural features.
Curated OER
Weathering and Erosion
In this weathering activity, students define 23 terms associated with erosion and weathering such as flood plain, moraine, and deposition. Then students use these terms in a sentence.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Mongolian Plateau
This site from Britannica.com provides a good description of the Mongolian Plateau.
Other
Landforms
The education department of Prince Edward Island has a great page with information pertaining to landforms. Starting with a definition, it then moves to the specific types like valleys, mountains, plateaus, etc.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Creating Flat Topped Mountains
The NPS offers a good overview of the forces that create a plateau and experiments to help students understand. Lesson plan.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China.org.cn: Plateaus
Extensive examination of the plateaus in China. Includes a look at how plateaus and rivers affect the geography of China.
Other
Kamat's Potpurri: The Deccan Plateau
Site provides an image of the area of India called the Deccan Plateau. Also contains hyperlinks to a variety of information about the area.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Nigeria: Geography
A graphic listing the many parts of Nigeria's physical environment including area, climate, terrain, natural resources, and environmental concerns. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Types of Landforms
Describes different landform types and their features. includes many good quality photographs.
Other
Southern Kings Consolidated School: Plateaus
This page by the Southern Kings Consolidated School provides a great description of a plateau, and includes several images of landscapes with plateaus.