Meaning & use
Landforms
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Natural features of the earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, or plains, shaped by geological processes.
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Erosion and glaciation created many of the region's dramatic landforms.
The textbook chapter classified landforms into mountains, plateaus, and plains.
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The study of landforms and the processes that shape them is called geomorphology.
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terrain features
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