A bit of history how did Columbus described earths shape?
Ellipse.
Columbus understood that the earth is a sphere. He knew about the horizon, navigating by constellations (and the "North Star" in the Big Dipper), and the fact that the position of the constellations changed with the seasons. He had no concern that his ships would "fall off the edge of the earth".
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
sphere
the shape of the earth is not flat. it has a spherical shape. its slightly flattened at the poles to give a nearly spherical shape hence; the earth's shape is better described as a geoid which means the earth's shape
Long and arduous.
oval
oblong
France is usually described as an hexagon.
they are described in the way that they are shaped
· xenophilia - attracted to that which is foreign
our activities, movements and settlements shape the Earths surface.