SCIENCE 3 UNIT 8 - LANDSCAPES

La Ñora, Tuesday March 11th 2014

Page 91.

2^nd Copy and complete the sentences.

a)                                                                    A mountain landscape has mountains and valleys.

b)                                                                  A flat landscape has plains and plateaus.

c)                                                                    A coastal landscape has beaches and cliffs.

3^rd What natural and man-made features can you see in the different landscapes.

A mountain landscape has natural features: mountains and valleys.

A mountain landscape has man-made features: villages, roads, bridges…

A flat landscape has natural features: plains and plateaus.

A flat landscape has man-made features: villages, towns, cities, roads, highways and motorways, railways…

A coastal landscape has natural features: beaches and cliffs.

A coastal landscape has man-made features: houses, villages, towns and cities, ports, ships and boats, lighthouses...

4^th Copy and complete the chart.

Landscapes
Natural features	Man-made features
Mountains Hills Valley Trees Forests Plains Plateaus Beaches Cliffs Rivers Lakes Icecaps Seas Oceans	Fields Villages Towns Cities Buildings Roads Highways Motorways Bridges Railways Ports Canals Reservoirs

Page 92.

1^st Read and answer the questions.

a)                                                                    What is a group of mountains called?

A group of mountains is called a mountain range.

b)                                                                  Which is higher, a hill or a mountain?

A mountain is higher than a hill.

c)                                                                    What are valleys?

Valleys are the area of low land between mountains and hills.

2^nd Choose the correct words and write the sentences.

a)                                                                    Mountain life is hard.

b)                                                                  Very few plants and animals live at the top of a mountain.

c)                                                                    Mountain roads are narrow.

d)                                                                  Mountain towns are small.

summit

3^rd Copy and label the picture of a mountain.

			foot

 

Page 93.

1^st True or false? Copy the sentences and correct the ones that are false.

a)                                                                    Flat landscapes have hills. FALSE

Flat landscapes have no mountains or hills.

Flat landscapes have plains and plateaus.

b)                                                                  Plateaus have steep sides. TRUE.

c)                                                                    Plains are higher than plateaus.             FALSE

Plateaus are higher than plains.

Plains are lower than plateaus.

2^nd What’s the difference between a plain and a plateau?

A plain is low. A plateau is high.

Another difference between plains and plateaus is that plateaus have steep sides and plains haven’t.

Page 94.

1^st What colour are the features on the relief map?

Mountains are brown. HIGH LAND

Hills and plateaus are yellow. MEDIUM LAND

Plains are green. LOW LAND

2^nd Match the landscapes to the correct relief maps.

1)                                                                     Mountains à c)

2)                                                                  A plain à a)

3)                                                                  A plateau à b)

Page  95.

2^nd Identify the features in the river picture.

Upper course: source, tributaries.

Middle course: meanders, tributaries.

Lower course: meanders, mouth, tributaries.

Page 96.

2^nd Copy and label the features of a coastal landscape.

a)                                                                    It is an archipelago.

b)                                                                  It is a cape.

c)                                                                    It is a bay.

d)                                                                  It is an island.

e)                                                                   It is a cliff.

f)                                                                    It is a beach.

3^rd Order and write the letters to find features of a coastal landscapes.

ISLAND, BEACH, CAPE, CLIFF, BAY and ARCHIPELAGO.

Page 97.

1^st How do coastal landscapes change?

They were originally small fishing villages. Today they are tourist resorts with marinas.

4^th What can we do to protect coastal landscapes?

Don’t climb the cliffs.

Stay away from cliffs.

Don’t pick wild flowers.

Don’t pick up animals.

Don’t drop litter, rubbish or bottles.

Clean the beaches up before leaving.

Page 100.

1^st Copy and complete the word map.

Landscapes

Mountain landscape	Flat landscape	Coastal landscape
mountains valleys hills	plains plateaus	beaches cliffs islands bays capes

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a.                                                                      A mountain landscape has mountains, valleys and hills.

b.                                                                     A flat landscape has plains and plateaus.

c.                                                                      A coastal landscape has beaches, cliffs, islands, bays and capes.

3^rd Copy and classify the features of a landscape.

Natural features	Man-made features
mountains plains valleys cliffs	town port bridges roads

4^th Copy and complete the sentence about the parts of the river.

a.                                                                      Small rivers that join a main river are called tributaries.

b.                                                                     The place where a river ends its journey is called the mouth.

c.                                                                      The place where a river starts its journey is called the source.

d.                                                                     Meanders are when a river becomes wider and forms bends.

5^th Copy and match the landscapes with the sentences.

A MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                There are summits.

·                                                                Roads are narrow and winding.

A FLAT LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                Farmers grow crops like wheat and rice.

·                                                                There are big towns and cities.

A COASTAL LANDSCAPE:

·                                                                Tourists go to the beach here in summer.

·                                                                There’s a marina.