Which teaching tool uses physical objects placed on a table to model a landscape or island?

• A. Model
• B. Diagram
• C. Map
• D. Chart

Answer: (A)

A model is a hands-on representation created with tangible items arranged on a surface to represent features of a landscape or island. This approach lets students physically build and rearrange hills, rivers, beaches, and water to explore how the terrain fits together and how processes like erosion or deposition affect it. Diagrams are drawings that show relationships or steps, usually on paper, not a three-dimensional scene built with objects. Maps focus on geographic locations from a bird’s-eye view and emphasize scale and direction, while charts organize data in rows and columns. So, using real objects on a table to create a terrain still-life is what a model does.