physiographic

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fizyografik
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Descriptive of the surface form and features of the Earth, as bodies of air, water and land; equivalent to geomorphologic Geomorphology is a study of landform genesis whereas "physiography" may be only descriptive
Of or pertaining to physiography
Refering to the character and distribution of landforms Plate tectonics A theory supported by a wide range of evidence that considers the Earth's crust and upper mantle to be composed of several large, thin, relatively rigid plates that move relative to one another Slip on faults that define the plate boundaries commonly results in earthquakes Several styles of faults bound the plates, including thrust faults along which plate material is subducted or consumed in the mantle, oceanic spreading ridges along which new crustal material is produced, and transform faults that accommodate horizontal slip (strike slip) between adjoining plates
The physical features of the land, in particular its slope and elevation
{s} of physical geography, of the study of the features of the Earth's surface