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Water keeps humans, animals,
      Landforms and Their Uses
          Landforms provide people with                   and plants alive. It is involved in
      many useful things.                                 everything that happens inside our
                                                          bodies.
          Mountains are rich in natural
      resources, such as trees and plants.                    We also use water to clean our
      Trees bear fruits. Sometimes, they are              bodies and our houses.

      cut into pieces of wood and made                        Bodies of water are home to
      into paper, too.                                    aquatic animals and plants, too.
          The side or slopes of mountains                 Some of these animals and plants
      and hills can be a place for planting               serve as food for humans.
      rice, fruits trees, coffee, and tea,                Connecting Nature
      among others. One popular example                       Landforms and bodies of water

      of plantations on mountainsides are                 work together in several ways.
      the rice terraces in Ifugao in North
      Luzon.                                                  The rivers that run through
                                                          mountains irrigate the plants along
          Plains are flat lowlands with very              the mountainsides.
      gentle slopes. Many of them are                         Water from mountain regions
      fertile. This means that they are able              can also be a source of electric
      to support and produce vegetables                   energy. Together with technology, the
      and fruits.
                                                          movement of water along and down

      Uses of Bodies of Water                             from mountains create electricity.
          Like landforms, bodies of water                 This process supplies electricity to
      provide people with many useful                     communities that live on mountains.
      things.                                                 Can you think of other ways by

                                                          which landforms and bodies of water
                                                          help you live?


        Study Enrichment


         A. Concepts                                      B. Guide Questions
         1.  fascinating – extremely interesting          1.  What are the different landforms
         2. slope – the side of a high landform              mentioned in the article?
            wherein one end is higher than the            2. What are their uses?
            other                                         3. What are the uses of bodies of water?
         3. aquatic – relating to water                   4. How can you help in saving these
         4. irrigate – supply water                          works of nature?


      Reference:
      National Institute of Open Schooling. “Major Landforms and Their Economic Significance.”
      https://www.nios.ac.in/media/documents/316courseE/ch7.pdf. Accessed 28 March 2019.
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