- Natural landscape elements
- 1- Mountains
- 2- Saws
- 3- Hills
- 4- Valleys
- 5- Plains
- 6- Jungles
- 7- Forests
- 8- Beaches
- 9- Rivers or streams
- References
The elements of the natural landscape are mountains, ranges, hills, valleys, plains, jungles, forests, beaches and bodies of water.
A natural landscape is a piece of land that contains the elements that nature gave it. Natural elements are those that have no human intervention, that is, they are the natural characteristics of a certain ecosystem.
The natural landscape occupies an area determined by a relief, climate, water courses, soil, minerals, flora and fauna.
They are, for example, polar landscapes, high mountains, tropical forests, or deserts and beaches. There is little or no human population and those who inhabit these places do not modify their characteristics.
The natural landscape is opposed to the cultural landscape that is created by people. In the 21st century there are no longer completely virgin landscapes that have not been touched by human activity. The one with the least possible intervention is considered natural.
Natural landscape elements
1- Mountains
They are large elevations of land produced by the folding of blocks in the earth's crust. At the top they have one or more peaks. They are grouped in mountain ranges.
2- Saws
They are elevations of the terrain, aligned, of lower altitude than the mountains. Generally, their lower altitude is due to the fact that they are older and have suffered a greater process of erosion.
3- Hills
The hill is also an elevation of the land, lower than the mountains, with a rounded shape. It can be found alone, without the presence of other elevations, or in groups.
4- Valleys
They are extensions of flat land, located between mountains or mountains. Through the valleys, a stream usually runs, such as a river or stream.
They are green and fertile. Flowers, trees, and all kinds of plants and wild fruits grow in them. It is a place where animals and birds come to rest and drink.
5- Plains
Flat, flat or wavy land of great extension. At present there are no longer natural plains, since they are used for all kinds of crops and animal husbandry for human consumption.
6- Jungles
The jungles are extensive lands covered with very dense vegetation. They have trees in different strata or heights. They have a high biodiversity, that is, many plant species per square meter.
Every inch of a jungle is covered with vegetation: bushes, vines, mosses, they retain a large amount of water.
Their enormous amount of vegetation gave them the name of green lungs, since they dissolve carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
The deforestation of forests is a serious problem because most of the oxygen we breathe comes from them.
7- Forests
Forests are areas with a large population of trees and shrubs, generally of the same species. There are coniferous, hardwood, or mixed forests.
8- Beaches
Relief of the coast of the sea or river, which have an almost flat surface, with a slight inclination towards the water. They have sandy areas, or stones and little vegetation is observed.
9- Rivers or streams
They are streams of water that flow over the surface of the earth. The rivers have wide and extensive beds and their flow comes from the water of the streams.
Streams, meanwhile, are narrow and shallow. Its flow comes from rainwater, meltwater or groundwater, in this case they are called springs.
References
- Eric Brubeck (2013) The 4 Elements of Landscape Design Composition. 12/01/2017. Green Impressions. www.mygreenimpressions.com
- Holmes Rolston III, "Technology versus nature, What is natural, Journal of Philosophy and Technology", Ends and Means, Vol 2 No.2 Spring 1998, University of Aberdeen, Edinburgh University Press
- Maria Kaika, City of Flows: Modernity, Nature, and the City. (New York: Routledge, 2005), p. Four.
- Editor (2017) Definition of Selva. 12/01/2017. Definition of. www.definicion.de
- Editor (2017) Rivers and streams. 01/12/2017. Amazon Waters. www.aguasamazonicas.org