Together, the nerves make up the peripheral nervous system, as distinguished from the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves, which carry messages to and from the brain. Spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord and pass out between the vertebrae.
For Kids. What is a landform? The usual definition is that a landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the earth. Using that definition, the four major landforms are mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains. But that's not the whole picture. Because oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds are full of a variety of landforms, and some bodies of water are referred to as landforms themselves if they occurred naturally, because they can be found on the solid surface of the earth.
1 Welcome to the wonderful world of Landforms. 2  Here you will learn about the great features that are on the Earthâs surface. 3  There are many types of landforms around the world such as deserts, mountains and archipelagos. The tectonic activity can create splendid landforms such as volcanoes, sink holes, mountains and faults or another words, a lot of the natural sites you see today. 2  Overall, mother nature has grace the planet with multiple ways that major landforms have been created.