landform
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- noun
- /ˈlændˌfɔrm/
- Specialized
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forma terrestre
- Mount Everest is an impressive landform known as the highest mountain in the world.
- coastal landforms
- depositional landforms
- natural landforms
Examples
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Many other places are chosen because the landform interacts with certain important natural forces there.
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In this case, the landforms themselves were not changed much.
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The essential characteristics of a depositional landform are inextricably linked to its mobility and growth.
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The spatial distribution of temporal changes alongshore reveals the history of landform changes.
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Chatham's Nauset Beach is typical of the landforms enclosing thousands of miles of the coastal United States.
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Undeveloped coasts thus display rapid mobility and a variety of landforms within short distances, ranging from meters to kilometers.
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The Grand Canyon is one of the most famous landforms in the United States, attracting millions of visitors each year.
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The rolling hills and valleys are beautiful landforms that shape the landscape of the countryside.
Synonyms
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A piece of land with features like hills, rocks, or flat ground
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word landform is made of two simple parts: land meaning 'ground' or 'earth' and form meaning 'shape'. So a landform is the natural 'shape' of the land, like a mountain, valley, or plateau.