landmass
Let an agent explain landmasses and their classification, provide sourced geographic data, and separate the resource sense of land such as farmland and greenfield land.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain landmasses and their classification, provide sourced geographic data, and separate the resource sense of land such as farmland and greenfield land.
A large continuous area of land, such as a continent, subcontinent or large island, considered as a physical unit surrounded by water, and by extension land itself as a resource, including agricultural land, paddy land and greenfield land; landmasses are shaped by tectonics and sea level and are the setting of terrestrial life and human settlement.
What it is for: Physical geography and land classification.
It can be identify and classify landmasses; provide area and geographic data; explain formation and change; separate land-use senses.
Distinguishing features
Continuous land
Bounded by water
Tectonically shaped
Basis of geographic units
What it looks like
Large areas of land surrounded by sea, visible on maps and from space.
How it is recognised
Continuous land bounded by water
Continents, subcontinents and large islands
Land use categories describe how land is used, not the landmass
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
includes - kind
is bounded by - edge
In practice
Families and kinds
continents
subcontinents and peninsulas
large islands
submerged and former landmasses
land as a resource such as farmland and greenfield land
Standards and regulation
No specific regulation for landmasses
Land-use planning law for the resource sense
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing landmass with country or continent conventions
Mixing physical and land-use senses
Outdated area data
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.landmass
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify Which landmass.
Definitions vary.
Classify
Type of landmass.
Classify
Classification.
- Is this a continent, subcontinent, island or peninsula, and by which convention? definition
- Where are its boundaries? boundary
Data
Size and features.
Data
Data.
- What are the area and main physical features, according to geographic sources? measurement
- Which countries share it? provenance
Formation How landmasses change.
Land moves.
Tectonics
Plate movement.
Tectonics
Tectonics.
- How did this landmass form and move over geological time? provenance
- Which former landmasses and land bridges existed? provenance
Sea level
Coastal change.
Sea level
Sea level.
- How does sea level change alter landmass extent? definition
- Which low-lying areas are most affected? provenance
Land Land as resource.
Other sense.
Use
Land use.
Use
Land use.
- Is agricultural, greenfield or other land use meant rather than a physical landmass? boundary
- Which planning rules apply to that land? provenance
Farmland
Farmland trends.
Farmland
Farmland.
- What do data say about farmland extent and change, such as peak farmland? provenance
- Which sources track it? provenance
Teach Education.
Maps and models.
Maps
Map skills.
Maps
Maps.
- How can landmasses be taught with maps and globes, noting projection distortions? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Terms
Terminology.
Terms
Terminology.
- How do landmass, continent and mainland differ in usage? definition
- How are they translated? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should land use be a separate entry?
- How should geographic datasets be linked?
- How should sea level change be tracked?