Exercises

Question 22.1

Give three examples of landforms.

Question 22.2

What is relief, and how is it related to elevation?

Question 22.3

Why does relief vary with the scale of the area over which it is measured?

Question 22.4

How do faulting and uplift control topography?

Question 22.5

Compare the erosional processes in topographically high and low areas.

Question 22.6

How do slope and discharge affect stream power?

Question 22.7

How does climate affect topography, and vice versa?

Question 22.8

How does the balance between tectonic uplift and erosion affect mountain heights?

Question 22.9

In what regions of North America do active plate movements currently affect landscapes?