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Page viii
... Erosion - Forms as- sumed under Denudation - Mountains of Circumdenudation - His- tory of certain Plateaux of Erosion - Southern Uplands and Northern Highlands of Scotland - Stages in Erosion of Table - lands . CHAPTER VII LAND - FORMS ...
... Erosion - Forms as- sumed under Denudation - Mountains of Circumdenudation - His- tory of certain Plateaux of Erosion - Southern Uplands and Northern Highlands of Scotland - Stages in Erosion of Table - lands . CHAPTER VII LAND - FORMS ...
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... Erosion- Origin of the Ground - moraine : its independence of Surface - moraines -Infraglacial smoothing and polishing , crushing , shattering and plucking - Geological action of Prehistoric Glaciers - General evi- dence supplied by ...
... Erosion- Origin of the Ground - moraine : its independence of Surface - moraines -Infraglacial smoothing and polishing , crushing , shattering and plucking - Geological action of Prehistoric Glaciers - General evi- dence supplied by ...
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... Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS PAGE 315 . 335 Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains : Original or Tectonic , and Sub- sequent or Relict Mountains ...
... Erosion . CHAPTER XVI CLASSIFICATION OF LAND - FORMS PAGE 315 . 335 Plains of Accumulation and of Erosion - Plateaux of Accumulation and Erosion - Hills and Mountains : Original or Tectonic , and Sub- sequent or Relict Mountains ...
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... Erosion Section across reduced Plateau of Erosion Longitudinal Section of River Course 19. Section of Escarpments and Outliers 20. Section across the Wealdean Area ( Ramsay ) Section across Permian Volcanic Basin , Ayrshire Synclinal ...
... Erosion Section across reduced Plateau of Erosion Longitudinal Section of River Course 19. Section of Escarpments and Outliers 20. Section across the Wealdean Area ( Ramsay ) Section across Permian Volcanic Basin , Ayrshire Synclinal ...
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... Erosion · 120 126 129 58. Section across portion of Southern Uplands , showing Old Red Sand- stone resting upon Plain of Erosion 136 59. Section from Glen Lyon to Carn Chois ( Geol . Survey ) 60. Section of Normal Fault . • 61. Normal ...
... Erosion · 120 126 129 58. Section across portion of Southern Uplands , showing Old Red Sand- stone resting upon Plain of Erosion 136 59. Section from Glen Lyon to Carn Chois ( Geol . Survey ) 60. Section of Normal Fault . • 61. Normal ...
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accumulation Alps anticlines basalt base-level basins become beds Carboniferous character cliffs coast-lines cones configuration Cretaceous crust crustal movements crystalline débris denudation deposits depressions depth detritus direction dislocations drainage elevation epigene action epigene agents eroded escarpments eventually feet fiords flexures flow fluvio-glacial deposits folds fracture gently geological structure glacial action glaciers gradually granite ground-moraines Highlands hills hollows horizontal strata ice-sheet igneous rocks inclined indented infrequently irregular islands joints Jura Mountains laccoliths lakes land land-forms land-surface lava less limestone low grounds masses materials Mesozoic modified moraines mountain-chain mountain-valleys mountains normal faults North Old Red Sandstone outcrops owe their origin Permian plain of erosion plateau regions relatively result ridges rock-basins rock-masses sand sandstones schistose schists Section sediment shales Silurian slopes Southern Uplands strata streams and rivers superficial surface surface-features synclinal tectonic tend thickness tion tracts traversed underground undulating usually valleys vertical volcanic