Landscapes around the world.

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Transcript of Landscapes around the world.

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What is a landscape?Landscape is everything we see in one place. In a landscape you can observe natural elements such as

plants, animals, relief, rivers, lakes, clouds, or human elements such as

houses, roads, highways, cars, factories etc.

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JUNGLE LANDSCAPE

It is characterized by lush vegetation with a variety of animal species.

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The climate is warm and wet jungle, the rainfall are constant throughout the year. Deforestation is a

common problem

the forest habitants are generally indigenous

groups

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HILLY LANDSCAPE.

The mountain ranges cover most of the continent. In the tops of the

highest mountains on earth, vegetation is sparse.

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Few population live

in a mountanous landscape.

Most rivers rise in

mountain areas

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SAVANNA AND PLAIN LANDSCAPE

extensions of land with flat relief and few trees, is located

especially in the continents of Africa and South America

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The weather is characterized by long dry periods

and temperatures above 30 degrees

The principal activity is the

livestock

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DESERT LANDSCAPE.They are sandy landscapes with little

vegetation, warm weather and minimal presence of water. They were found on the north of Africa, Asia and Australia.

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It is characterized by temperatures of 40 degrees during the day and at night 0

degrees.In some deserts it not rain for years

the weather does not allow the

people to live in these places, some people make goat grazing activities in

these places

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Few animals can live in the desert, camells , coyotes,

snakes and lizards

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POLAR LANDSCAPE.

The areas covered by snow and ice around the north and south pole.

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much of the year the sun's rays do not reach these

places

The polar bear in the north poloe and the

pinguins in the south pole are representative animals

of this landscape.