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Landforms That Are Depended On

There are many landforms that exist across the earth. Many of these masses have a specific purpose to the population, both human and animal. They also support numerous species of plants and crops that are used for food and medicinal purposes. There are many landforms that people depend on for various things.

Glaciers
- Glaciers are large sheets of snow and ice that encompass a large land mass. They are commonly found at the North and South Poles. Although human habitation is difficult on glaciers, they are still important to the world's population. By having glaciers, the world's temperature and climates on other land masses are kept at a reasonably comfortable temperature. However, this has been threatened because of issues with the ozone layer that have caused the glaciers to start shrinking significantly.
Valleys
- Valleys are stretches of commonly fertile land that are formed between two mountains or other landforms. Humans have been using valleys as fertile farmland for centuries and have been successful doing so.
  
  The rich, fertile land that is usually situated near bodies of water, such as rivers, yield wonderful crops that are used to sustain a family or allow the farmer to sell his bounty. Valleys are among the more popular landforms on earth.
Plains
- Plains are another one of the more popular landforms on earth. They are flat pieces of land, with virtually no changes, that are sometimes covered with vast, thick forests, which sustain plant and animal life. This is an excellent hunting ground as well as good land to farm on.
  
  This, suffice to say, is considered the prime type of landform depended upon by humans and animals for survival. However, with deforestation occurring at an alarming rate, the stability of the plains has come under close scrutiny.
Mountains
- Mountains are large landforms that have a peak on top. They generally are steeper than hills and often have different climate types at different levels. Crops can be grown at certain altitudes, while the top is generally covered with ice and snow for at least part of the year. Several cultures make mountains their home, and a wide variety of animals live at different altitudes in the mountain ranges.
  
  Many people consider mountains the most diverse home of all types of life on earth. In the past, many people chose to build cities and settlements by mountains to avoid having to protect all sides of their property.

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