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Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as their creating process, shape, elevation, slope, orientation, rock exposure, and soil type.

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Glossary of landforms

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exposure, and soil type. Landforms organized by the processes that create them. Aeolian landform – Landforms produced by action of the winds include: Dry...

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List of fluvial landforms

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a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop Yazoo stream – Hydrologic term Glossary_of_landforms Glossary_of_landforms#Fluvial_landforms...

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Alluvial plain

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changes in elevation), yet with a constant but small slope. The Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms, maintained by the United States' National Cooperative...

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Glossary of geology

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External links Geology portal Outline of geology Index of geology articles Glossary of geography terms Glossary of landforms Kurtz, Jean-Paul, ed. (2007-05-08)...

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Body of water

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and streamsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Glossary of landforms Lists of bodies of water Port – Maritime facility where ships may...

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Landmass

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Continent Boundaries between the continents of Earth Island List of islands by area Landform Glossary of landforms Mainland Supercontinent "Landmass". Cambridge...

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Glacial landform

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Glacial landforms are landforms created by the action of glaciers. Most of today's glacial landforms were created by the movement of large ice sheets during...

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Plain

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uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being present on all continents and covering more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains...

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Col

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Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Col. Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Mountain Landforms: Col. Retrieved 16 August 2015....

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Oceanic plateau

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Yermak Plateau (Arctic) Oceans portal Abyssal plain Bathymetry Glossary of landforms Ocean bank IHO 2013, pp. 2–12 Harris et al. 2014, Plateaus (Supplementary...

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Glossary of chemistry terms

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This glossary of chemistry terms is a list of terms and definitions relevant to chemistry, including chemical laws, diagrams and formulae, laboratory tools...

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Cuesta

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strike of the beds. Cuestas, homoclinal ridges, and hogbacks comprise a sequence of landforms that form a gradational continuum. These landforms differ...

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Glossary of fishery terms

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This is a glossary of terms used in fisheries, fisheries management and fisheries science. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W Y Abundance...

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Glossary of viticulture terms

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This glossary of viticultural terms list some of terms and definitions involved in growing grapes for use in winemaking. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E...

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Terracette

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Geology and Ground Water of Yuma County, Co. U. S. Geological Survey. 1964. p. J49. Retrieved 14 December 2019. Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms (PDF)...

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Pyramidal peak

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LCCN 68-20348. "Glossary of Glacier Terminology". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2012. Easterbrook, Don J. (1999). Surface Processes and Landforms (2nd ed...

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Butte

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larger landform. Due to their distinctive shapes, buttes are frequently landmarks in plains and mountainous areas. To differentiate the two landforms, geographers...

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Shoal

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Shoals can appear as a coastal landform in the sea, where they are classified as a type of ocean bank, or as fluvial landforms in rivers, streams, and lakes...

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Valley

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NPS.gov, University of Wisconsin UWSP.edu, Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms "BGU.ac.il" (PDF)., SAR interferometry (analysis of valley forms in Fig...

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Alluvium

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fans or related landforms. However, the meaning of the term has varied considerably since it was first defined in the French dictionary of Antoine Furetière...

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Glossary of ancient Roman culture

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This glossary of the culture of ancient Rome includes terms used by academics studying Roman history and archaeologists excavating Roman sites. Contents...

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Karst

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Pleistocene List of landforms – Links to Wikipedia articles on landformsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Speleology – Science of cave and...

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List of seas on Earth

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details. Sea has several definitions: A division of an ocean, delineated by landforms, currents (e.g., Sargasso Sea), or specific latitude or longitude boundaries...

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