Topography and GeographyEarth’s Surface

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Earth From Space

• Planet earth contains many land features but more water than land.

Continents

• Largest landmasses are divided into regions called continents. 7 continents in total.

North America

Australia

Antartica

AsiaEurope

South America

Africa

Landforms

• There are many different landforms on earth.

• Landforms are defined by their – 1) Shape 2) Size 3) Elevation

Coastal Features

• Coastal features are defined by the land that surrounds them.

Biomes• Climates and landforms throughout the earth

create different biomes, or life zones where varied plants and animals grow.