The Earth´s relief
What is the Earth relief ?
Mountains, plateaux, plains, depressions, continental shelves, deep-sea trenches, oceanic ridges, etc. The Eartn relief are divided in two part contineltal and submarine relief.
- Continental Relief
The continents occupy approximately 30% of the earth's crust. They comprise the emerged land and the nearby submerged area, called continental shelf. The main forms of continental relief are:
Plateaux
Plains
Depressions
- Submarine relief
Continentla shelves
Continental sloples
Oceanic basins
Oceanic ridges
