Physical and Human Characteristics

Did you know these were all archipelagos?

• Japan
• Hawaii
• Indonesia
• Florida Keys
• Isle of Shoals

Did you know about these bays?

• Penobscot Bay (pictured)
• Saco Bay
• Buzzards Bay
• Cape Cod Bay

How does this form? By people getting to know each other in one area. Usually houses are close together, which helps with the creation of one.

Famous skyscrapers:

• Empire State Building
• Burj Khalifa
• Chrysler Building
• Shanghai Tower

Erosion! Over time (hundreds/thousands of years) water washes away the softer rocks. Harder/firm rocks remain on the top creating a flat surface and steep sides.

Beautiful!

But also made by glaciers carving the valley as they melted and moved (...very slowly).

Think Panama Canal, Suez Canal. Humans made it so ships wouldn't have to travel around entire continents!

Can be built for:

• subway
• train
• road
• electricity/water
• prison break!

An underground cave--cenote means "sinkhole" in Spanish.

Holds drinking water for people. Chase's Pond is one of the few reservoirs for the town of York.