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What are the five types of landscapes |
Arid, karst, mountain, coastal, and Riverine |
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Explain an arid landscape |
arrows landscape is characterised as low rainfall it's like a rain means landscape cannot support many types of vegetation some arid landscapes of hardy plants and it is also characterized by sand dunes and Oases |
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Explain a karst landscape |
a karst landscape is made when rock example limestone is eroded by water seeping into it and dissolving it landscapes that are under the cast name include caves rivers and sinkholes on the surface, over 15% of Australia is covered in cast and 10% of the 15% underground |
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Explain a mountain landscape |
a mountain landscape is created by volcanic activity and the movement of Earth's crust mountain landscapes include mountains Hills planes and platias Australia is the lowest and flattest country in the world mountains and located the snowy mountains in Sydney |
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Explain coastal landscapes |
coastal landscapes is were ocean and land meet their formed through waves tides and currents wait on land when they crash on shore waves deposit sediment on the beach and takeaway settlement when they leave |
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Explain Riverine landscapes |
Riverine landscapes are the network of river surrounding the land there created by the movement of water around Hills and mountains they're responsible for shaping most of the Earth's surface they transport huge amounts of sediment |
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Explain how a landscape can have economic value |
Landscape has an economic value from generating money even though they remain as normal as possiblethey offer many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors relax be inspired, have challenges and first hand experience |
