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1
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Where do ENDOGENIC PROCESSES happen?

A

in Earth’s interior

2
Q

What is TOPOGRAPHY?

A

the study of the shape and features of land surfaces

3
Q

What is GEOMORPHOLOGY about?

A

explaining landforms’

  • origin
  • shape
  • spatial distribution
  • development
4
Q

What is a RELIEF?

A

vertical elevation in terrain

5
Q

What are examples of HIGH RELIEF?

A
  • mountains

- plateaus

6
Q

What are examples of LOW RELIEF?

A
  • plains

- valleys

7
Q

What are the three PRINCIPAL TECTONIC FORCES?

A
  • compressional
  • tensional
  • shearing
8
Q
  • Vertical
  • Pushes towards each other
  • Forms rocky mountains
A

compressional

9
Q

What do compressional forces cause?

A
  • folding in ductile materials

- faulting in rigid materials

10
Q

What is a FAULT?

A

slippage of rocks along a fractured surface

11
Q

What happens in a REVERSE FAULT?

A

rocks slide towards each other and go in different diagonal ways

12
Q

What happens in a THRUST FAULT? (OVERTHRUST)

A

one rock overlaps and the other subducts

13
Q
  • Vertical

- Forces move opposite each other

A

tensional

14
Q

What do tensional forces cause?

A

normal faults

15
Q

What is a NORMAL FAULT?

A
  • similar to reverse

- rocks move away from each other

16
Q

Raised rock between two faults

A

horst

17
Q

Lowered rock between two faults

A

graben

18
Q
  • Horizontal & lateral

- Forces move opposite each other

A

shearing

19
Q

What do shearing forces cause?

A

strike-slip faults

20
Q

What is an example of a strike-slip fault?

A

San Andreas fault