Landform

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As landforms or terrain (even landform, earth's shape ) are in the earth sciences, the typical characteristics of the regional landscape and the local area designated as they were formed, depending on the geological and geophysical processes.

Subjects

The shapes of these and other developments is the research topic Geomorphografie ( landform customer). This specialty in transition from structural geology and geomorphology developed landforms descriptive and typological. Also the specialties cartography, topography and photogrammetry are involved in relevant research, as well as the Planetology for analog processes and phenomena on other planets.

Common landforms

Large molds

The large forms (macro scale) of the area already meet the conceptual landscape. Be attributed to the mesoscale units such as mountain, valley, hills, etc.

  • Lowland, coastal features and estuaries
  • Hill country, sedimentary basins and plateaus
  • Mountains, mountain chains and various valley shapes (eg, longitudinal and transverse valley, V- and U- valley )
  • Moraines and other forms glazialmorphologische
  • Grave breach cuesta landscape and other tectonic formations
  • Karst phenomena and caves

See also: Great Landscapes - relief forms in geological terms

Small forms

  • Demolition, Blaike, sagging
  • Embankment, cracks and crevices
  • Rejection, outcrop
  • Dam, dike
  • Dune, barrier beach
  • Steep slopes, quarry, mine
  • Rock, Rock Formation
  • Valley, gorge
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