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Foothills
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A steeply sloping upland composed of hills with relief of 30 up to 300 meters and fringes a mountain range or high-plateau escarpment. compare - hill, mountain, plateau. sw & hp
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Escarpment, английский
- A steep slope in front of a fortification to impede the approach of an enemy.
- An elongated, characteristically linear, steep slope, separating horizontal or gently sloping sectors of the sea floor in non-shelf areas. often abbreviated to scarp.
- A relatively continuous and steep slope or cliff produced by erosion or faulting and that topographically interrupts or breaks the general continuity of more gently sloping land surfaces . the term is most commonly applied to cliffs produced by differential erosion. synonym: "scarp." sw & hp
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Footslope, английский
The hillslope profile position that forms the concave surface at the base of a hillslope. it is a transition zone between upslope sites of erosion and transport (shoulder, backslope) and downslope sites of deposition (toeslope). compare - summit, shoulder, backslope, and toeslope. sw
Fold [structural geology], английский
A curve or bend of a planar structure such as rock strata, bedding planes, foliation, or cleavage. gg
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