gcmd_keyword : GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES>TECTONIC LANDFORMS

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parent	LAND SURFACE>GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES
gcmd_keywords	TECTONIC LANDFORMS>CALDRA TECTONIC LANDFORMS>CINDER CONE TECTONIC LANDFORMS>FAULTS TECTONIC LANDFORMS>FOLDS TECTONIC LANDFORMS>GEYSER TECTONIC LANDFORMS>GRABEN TECTONIC LANDFORMS>HORST TECTONIC LANDFORMS>LAVA DOME TECTONIC LANDFORMS>LAVA PLAIN TECTONIC LANDFORMS>MAAR TECTONIC LANDFORMS>MOUNTAINS TECTONIC LANDFORMS>PLATEAU TECTONIC LANDFORMS>RIDGE TECTONIC LANDFORMS>RIFT VALLEY TECTONIC LANDFORMS>TUYA TECTONIC LANDFORMS>VOLCANO

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definition	"Tectonic landforms" are structural landforms of regional extent. These landforms make up extensive landscapes whose topography is strongly influenced by the structure of underlying rocks that have undergone (or are undergoing) some degree of deformation (and possible associated metamorphism and igneous intrusion). Landscapes developed on orogenic belts, uplifts, domes, basins, and shields can all be thought of as tectonic landforms. "Tectonic processes" are large-scale geologic processes that develop these landforms and include mountain building and crustal rifting.
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label	TECTONIC LANDFORMS
parent_identifier	d35b9ba5-d018-48a5-8f0d-92b9c55b3279
GCMD Metadata	9673dc0b-89c0-4f0c-b378-f1c8cb267c8f
Ancestors	TECTONIC LANDFORMS < GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES < LAND SURFACE < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords