What is a valley?
Q: What is a valley?
A: A valley is a type of landform that sits between two higher parts which might be hills or mountains.
Q: How do valleys form?
A: Valleys often start as a downward fold between two upward folds in the surface of the Earth, and sometimes as a rift valley.
Q: What makes a valley deeper?
A: A valley is made deeper by a stream of water or a river as it flows from the high land to the lower land, and into a lake or sea.
Q: How are some valleys made?
A: Some valleys are made by glaciers which are slow-moving rivers of ice.
Q: What can make a valley wider?
A: Water or ice can make a valley deeper or wider by erosion. Wind can also make valleys larger by erosion.
Q: What are the different parts of a valley?
A: A valley has a "head" where it begins in the mountains or hills, "sides" where it rises up on either side, a "floor" which is where the valley is most flat, and sometimes an "entrance" where the valley opening can be seen between two hills or mountains or cliffs.
Q: Why do many people live in valleys?
A: Many of the people of the world live in valleys because there is often a river or stream in a valley for fresh water, and there is often good soil in a valley to grow crops.
