Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms |
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... valleys and Strike - valleys— Forms assumed by a Plateau of Erosion - Various directions of Es- carpments - Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Hollows - Anticlinal Hills . 44 73 CHAPTER V LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HIGHLY FOLDED vii.
... valleys and Strike - valleys— Forms assumed by a Plateau of Erosion - Various directions of Es- carpments - Synclinal Hills and Anticlinal Hollows - Anticlinal Hills . 44 73 CHAPTER V LAND - FORMS IN REGIONS OF HIGHLY FOLDED vii.
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... Valleys : Original or Tectonic , and Subsequent or Erosion Valleys - Basins - Coast - lines . CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the ...
... Valleys : Original or Tectonic , and Subsequent or Erosion Valleys - Basins - Coast - lines . CONCLUSION CHAPTER XVII The study of the Structure and Formation of Surface - features prac- tically involves that of the Evolution of the ...
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... Valleys 84 86 87 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 24. Section across West Lomond Hill and the Ochils 25. Synclinal Valley , West of Green River ( Powell ) 26. Anticlinal Ridge , Green River Plains ( Powell ) . 27. Isoclinal Folds ...
... Valleys 84 86 87 23. Escarpment Hills and Synclinal Hill 24. Section across West Lomond Hill and the Ochils 25. Synclinal Valley , West of Green River ( Powell ) 26. Anticlinal Ridge , Green River Plains ( Powell ) . 27. Isoclinal Folds ...
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... valleys belonged to earth's Sturm und Drang period . That wild time had passed away , and now old age , with its lethargy and repose , had supervened . The tumultuous accumula- tions of stony clay , blocks and boulders , gravel and sand ...
... valleys belonged to earth's Sturm und Drang period . That wild time had passed away , and now old age , with its lethargy and repose , had supervened . The tumultuous accumula- tions of stony clay , blocks and boulders , gravel and sand ...
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... valleys , the broad plains that occupy the sites of silted- up lakes , the extensive deltas of such rivers as the Nile , the Po , the Amazon , the Mississippi , the narrow or wide belts of low - lying land which within INTRODUCTORY.
... valleys , the broad plains that occupy the sites of silted- up lakes , the extensive deltas of such rivers as the Nile , the Po , the Amazon , the Mississippi , the narrow or wide belts of low - lying land which within INTRODUCTORY.
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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