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    LOWLANDS (PLAINS)

    OBJECTIVES

    By the end of the lesson,


    students should be able to;
    • what is a plain?
    • describe the mode of formation
    of structural and erosional plain
    PLAINS

    a plain is an extensive area of


    lowland that is either levelled or
    undulating. it is very diffi cult to
    get a completely levelled land .
    most plains are undulating. there
    are three types of plains namely
    structural plains , depositional
    plains and erosional plains.
    PLAINS
    STRUCTURAL PLAINS

    • It is a type that is structurally depressed


    . It is formed by horizontally bedded
    rocks. It is relatively undisturbed by the
    earth movement. Examples include
    Great plains of USA, Sokoto plains,
    Russia platforms and central low land of
    Australia .
    EROSIONAL PLAINS

    • They are produced by agent of erosion such


    as rain, ice and wind. It takes a long period
    of years before it produces pene plains and
    pedi plains. When a highland is reduced to
    lowland, it is called pene plains. When wind
    erosion wears away the mountain slope into
    lowland. It is called pedi plain.
    DEPOSITIONAL PLAINS

    • The plain is formed by various agents of


    transportation e.g rivers, glaciers, waves and wind.
    It is comparatively low but rises gently towards an
    adjacent highland. The largest depositional plains
    are due mainly to river deposit in which it forms
    alluvial plain, flood plain, deltaic plains, glacier and
    ice sheet deposit material. Coastal areas ,waves
    and winds deposit shingle and sand to form coastal
    plains. Wind deposit fine particles to form plains.
    IMPORTANCE OF PLAIN

    • 1. Plains provide fertile ground for cultivation of crops.


    • 2. It provides extensive areas for settlement.
    • 3. It supports high population concentration e.g Nile
    alluvial plain.
    • 4. It is a source of mineral such as petroleum in Nigeria.
    • 5. It provides excellent topography for transport
    development.
    FOLDING AND FAULTING

    Folding occurs when a large mass of sedimentary rock is


    deformed by the activities of compressional forces. The force
    pushes them together to form different features. Folding
    develops where there are stresses most especially at the
    point of weakness. This results into the formation of anticline
    and syncline.
    Faulting develops when tensional forces operates on
    sedimentary rock. The force pushes the rock apart, then fault
    will develop in the line of weakness to form rift valley or
    graben while the resistant block that form a block is called
    horst or block mountain.
    EVALUATION

    • 1. Name two landforms produced by


    faulting
    • 2. With the aid of diagrams and
    examples, write explanatory notes on
    any two of the following
    (a) Faulting (b) Folding (c) Horst
    ASSIGNMENT

    What are the types of plain?


    Mention 4 importance of lowland.

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