Landforms

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Created on: 30-04-19 16:20

What is a Landform?

Topographic feature on earth or any planetary body

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What is the term for weathering, erosion and sedimentation processes which processes Land-forms?

Denudational Porcesses

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What are the three tectonic forming landforms?

Rift Valleys, Mountains and Plateaus

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What process causes both intercontinental mountains and plateaus to form?

Crustal Shortening

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What is a Pediment denudational landform?

Flat surface of bedrock at base of mountains or a flat plain away from mountain

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Glacier landforms can be mountainous or continental pancakes, but which two landforms are associated with each-other?

Moraines cause Paternoster lakes due to moraines being material that has been carried and deposited causing little groups of lakes, i.e. Paternoster lakes

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What is a Tarn? (glacier landform)

Glacial Lake

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What is the term for weathering, erosion and sedimentation processes which processes Land-forms?

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Denudational Porcesses

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What are the three tectonic forming landforms?

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What process causes both intercontinental mountains and plateaus to form?

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What is a Pediment denudational landform?

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