Geosphere: Relief and landforms

What is not a process of orogenesis

It is the largest continent in the world.

Name the external agents responsible for relief formation.

They are situated in the Mediterranean Sea

America is bordered to the east by this Ocean.

It is one of the the main archipelagos of Asia

They are sunken areas between mountains or plateaus.

In this continent you can find de Island of Madagascar.

This Ocean is north of Europe and America

They are blocks that float on top of molten materials in the mantle.

Large, flat areas which extend from the coast and reach a depth of around 300 m.

It is a land which is surrounded by water on three sides.

It is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is made of rocks.

It is the innermost layer of the Earth. Scientist believe it is made up of very heavy minerals.

It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa

Piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, connected to a mainland.

They are long narrow inlets with steeps sides.

This Ocean connects Africa, Asia and Oceania.

The Bering Strait separates...

It is the smallest continent in the world.

They are flat or gently undulating areas located at an average altitude of about 650 m.

This archipelago belongs to Africa

This type of relief is located in areas where the emerging land is in contact with the sea.

In this continent you can find the islands of New Zealand and Tasmania,

The process of formation of elevated landforms, such as mountains, is called...

They are very high underwater mountains located in the middle of the oceans

This is the centre of the Earth

What continents are separated by the Drake Passage?

Graph with bars and lines representing the precipitation and the temperature of a place.

Asia is bordered to the east by this Ocean.

This mountain range separates Europe from Asia

They are flat areas located at altitudes below 150 m. They are often good for agriculture.

External agents shape the Earth's relief trough the interaction of three geological processes:

It separates Europe from Africa

Inlet, gulfs, capes, islands and peninsulas are forms of...