{"id":3712,"date":"2020-11-19T13:10:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T13:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3712"},"modified":"2020-11-21T02:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T02:58:13","slug":"what-is-a-landform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-landform\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Landform?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3712\" class=\"elementor elementor-3712\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1caa7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1caa7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0d9bf\" 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data-id=\"f4a813e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landforms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1e0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"9e1e0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landform-formation-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3766 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-landform\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a Landform?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3765 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/crustal-deformation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Crustal Deformation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3764 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanic Eruptions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3763 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sediment-deposition\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sediment Deposition<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3762 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/weathering\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Weathering<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3761 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4296 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4297 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/river-erosion\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">River Erosion<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3760 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landforms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Landforms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3beaa2a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3beaa2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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[]).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-df7cadf\" data-id=\"df7cadf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599d533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"599d533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Landform?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc227cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc227cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A land is any part of the earth\u2019s surface that is not covered by water. It covers about 30% of the earth\u2019s surface.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b><i>A landform<\/i><\/b> is simply any natural geographic feature that is on the earth\u2019s surface, such as valleys, hills, mountains, and plateaux.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3843\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3843\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-landform.jpg\" alt=\"What is a landform?\" width=\"600\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-landform.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/what-is-a-landform-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What is a landform?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Landforms are all not the same. Some may be very high above sea level, and other parts may be deep below sea level. Some of them are composed of hard material, and others are composed of very soft material. Some landforms have vegetation on them, whiles some are void of any plant at all. Some are very large, and others are small.\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most important of all, landforms are always changing because the factors that form them are in action every day!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Scientists who study how landforms are created together with their interactions with other natural things are called geologists.<\/span><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Formation of landforms<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Landforms are formed by factors from two main processes:\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Constructive and Destructive Processes<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Landforms can be created within a short period, but some can take many decades to form. Some quick formation processes include landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3842\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/formation-processes-of-landforms.jpg\" alt=\"Formation processes of landforms\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/formation-processes-of-landforms.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/formation-processes-of-landforms-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Formation processes of landforms<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Constructive Processes<\/i><\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This process involves the building (addition of land material) of features either by natural action. The three main areas of constructive processes include\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Crustal Deformation, Volcanic Eruptions, and Sediment Deposition.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Destructive Processes<\/i><\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It involves the breakdown or tearing down of land surface to form new features. It can be seen as \u2018carving out\u2019 parts of the land to form new features.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Weathering and Erosions<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are the two main destructive forces that create and shape landforms.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now we shall learn more about these processes before we dig into the various <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landforms\/\">types of landforms.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-717f4de\" data-id=\"717f4de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b0947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"96b0947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82fabcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82fabcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0098fe2\" data-id=\"0098fe2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3059afc\" data-id=\"3059afc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f230cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f230cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/crustal-deformation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landforms What is a Landform? Crustal Deformation Volcanic Eruptions Sediment Deposition Weathering Erosion Wind Erosion River Erosion Types of Landforms What is a Landform? A land is any part of the earth\u2019s surface that is not covered by water. It covers about 30% of the earth\u2019s surface. 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