Processes And Landforms

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A scientific study of landforms and the process that shape them

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Geomorphology

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A study of the current terrain features of region and the graphic representation of a particular landform on a map

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Topography

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A new island that was born after an undersea volcanic eruption at the center of the Pacific Ocean

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Nijima

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Defined as the natural physical features on the surface of earth. It is formed by various forces of nature

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Landforms

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Formed by the chemical and mechanical action of wind. It is derived from Greek God of wind, Aeolus. (Dunes, loess and mushroom rocks)

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Aeolian landforms

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These are mounds or small hills made up of sand. It can be a 1-10m high

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Dunes

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It is formed by the accumulation of windblown dust and is a product of glacial activity in an area. It exhibits “cat steps.”

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Loe

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A natural occurring rock that resembles the shape of a mushroom. It is formed by earthquakes or glacial action

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Mushroom rocks (Rock pedestal)

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Created from exclusively erosional and weathering activities. (Mesas, buttes and canyons)

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Erosional landforms

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Elevated areas of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It is usually surrounded by a resistant rock known as a cap rock

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Mesas (Table mountains)

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It is almost similar to mesas but the difference is that it covers a small amount of area. They are formed in arid to semi-arid desert conditions. Its name is originated from a French word which means “hillock” or “small hill.”

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Buttes

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A deep ravine between cliffs. It may appear like valley except that it is deep-seated, narrow and surrounded by steep sides. They were not produced by tectonic activities but were influenced by water and wind erosion

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Canyons (Gorge)

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Those that rise higher than the rest of their surroundings. It exhibit slopes, summit areas, and local reliefs. It is created by different tectonic activities

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Mountainous landforms

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Landforms that are controlled by geological processes that form them

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Volcanoes

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Elevated portions of land that are controlled by geologic activities such as faulting

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Hills

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A low-lying area of land situated between hills or mountains. It is formed by the action of rivers and glaciers

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Valley or Dale

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Results of the actions of the glaciers

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Glacial landforms

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Slow-moving bodies of ice

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Glaciers

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Formed in high mountains

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Alpine glaciers

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Formed in cold polar regions

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Continental glaciers

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Those that underwent sedimentation, erosion, or deposition on the river bed. If these landforms interacted with glaciers or ice caps, they are called glaciofluvial or fluglacial

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Fluvial landforms

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Shorelines were carved bit by the force of the sea through the process called wave refraction. Coastal erotions occur

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Coastal landforms

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Refers to the sediment that has accumulated due to the interaction of delta and bodies of water

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Alluvium

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Typically a low-lying triangular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, a sea, or an estuary

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Delta

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Byland or biland; a piece of land that projects into a body of water and is connected with the mainland by an isthmus. It is formed by lithospheric movement, water elevation, and erosion.

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Peninsula

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A bend in a sinuous watercourse of river. It is formed when moving water in a stream erodes the out banks then widens its valley

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Meander

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High rock coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea. These are the results of erosional activities of water and wind. It is primarily made of limestone and sandstone

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Sea cliffs

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Flat and broad land areas. It may be found along a coast, in land or at the ocean floors

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Plains

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Flat-topped mountains or tablelands. They are portions of land elevated thousands of feet above their surroundings

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Plateaus