The Surface of the Earth
≈ 15 minThe surface of the Earth is made of land and water, with a layer of air above it.
The solid land is mostly rock and soil. Its shape is not flat and even — it has different landforms:
- mountains and hills (high, steep ground, like the Drakensberg),
- valleys (low ground between hills),
- plains (wide, flat land, like the Highveld),
- rivers, dams and the coast where land meets the sea.
More than half of the Earth's surface is covered by water — mostly the salty oceans.
Most of the Earth's surface is covered by...
A very tall, steep landform, like the Drakensberg, is called a ______.
The solid land at the Earth's surface is mostly made of...