landform line

landform line
линия форм рельефа

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  • Landform — In the earth sciences and geology sub fields a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element… …   Wikipedia

  • fall line —    (not recommended: obsolete)    An imaginary line or narrow zone connecting the water falls on several adjacent or near parallel rivers, marking the points where these rivers make a sudden descent from an upland to a lowland, as at the edge of… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • fault-line scarp —     a) A steep slope or cliff formed by differential erosion along a fault line, as by the more rapid erosion of soft rock on the side of a fault as compared to that of more resistant rock on the other side; e.g., the eastern face of the Sierra… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • stone line —    In vertical cross section, a line formed by scattered fragments or a discrete layer of angular and subangular rock fragments, commonly a gravel or cobble sized lag concentration that drape across a former topographic surface and later buried… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • fault line —    The trace of a fault plane on the ground surface or on a reference plane.    Compare: fault line scarp.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Spit (landform) — For other uses of the term, see Spit (disambiguation). Diagram showing a spit A spit or sandspit is a deposition landform found off coasts. At one end, spits connect to land, and extend into the sea.[1] A spit is a type of bar or beach that …   Wikipedia

  • glacial landform — ▪ geology Introduction  any product of flowing ice and meltwater. Such landforms are being produced today in glaciated areas, such as Greenland, Antarctica, and many of the world s higher mountain ranges. In addition, large expansions of present… …   Universalium

  • nearshore zone —    I.    A subaqueous marine or lacustrine landform area that generally parallels the shore and extends seaward or lakeward from the low water line to beyond the breaker zone including longshore bars. In the nearshore zone, waves steepen, break,… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • thalweg —    [ geomorphology ]    The line of continuous, maximum descent from any point on a land surface; e.g., the line connecting the lowest points along the bed of a stream, or the line crossing all contour lines at right angles.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • beach —     a) A gently sloping zone of unconsolidated material, typically with a slightly concave profile, extending landward from the low water line to the place where there is a definite change in material or physiographic form (such as a cliff) or to …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • hillslope-profile position —    Discrete slope segments found along a transect line that runs perpendicular to the contour, beginning at a divide and descending to a lower, bounding stream channel or valley floor; a discrete piece of a two dimensional cross profile of a hill …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms


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