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ridge-and-ravine topography

ridge-and-ravine topography

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

ridge-and-ravine topography A landscape consisting of a monotonous network of branching valleys and intervening low ridges, and which is similar to that of a maturely dissected peneplain (see DAVISIAN CYCLE). The term has been introduced, however, to avoid any genetic implications. It is well displayed in the central Appalachians, USA.
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ridge-and-ravine topography

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

ridge-and-ravine topography A landscape that consists of a network of branching valleys and intervening low ridges, and which is similar to that of a maturely dissected peneplain (see Davisian cycle). It is well displayed in the central Appalachians, USA. The term has no genetic implications.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "ridge-and-ravine topography." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL ALLABY. "ridge-and-ravine topography." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-ridgeandravinetopography.html

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