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Landscapes
Landscapes
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Geology
Intermediate
04/06/2017

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Landscapes
Definition
All the visible features of an area of countryside
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Mountains
Definition
A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level (a large steep hill)
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Plain
Definition
Plains occur as lowlands along the bottoms of valleys or on the doorsteps of mountains
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Plateau
Definition
An area of relatively level high ground
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Dissected Plateau
Definition
A dissected plateau is a plateau area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp
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Stream drainage patterns
Definition
Drainage systems, also known as river systems, are the patterns formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin
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