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What is the plateau in western South Dakota?
it is a eroded plateau
How does plateau form?
a plateau probably formed when the surrounding land was eroded
Characteristics of a plateau?
lumpy rotten, eroded rought lumpy rotten, eroded rought
The eroded sandstone features of the badlands are located where?
South Dakota
What are some of North Dakota's physical features?
North Dakota has the Missouri Escarpment which is a slope that the glaciers pushed up and over. The Red River has a very flat river bed from glaciation. There is the Missouri Plateau with holling hills. It has the Turtle Mountains and the Little Missouri Badlands which is very hilly and eroded landscape.
An area of high rugged land?
A rugged terrain is one which is not a plateau or even. Think hilly or eroded as in the highlands like the Judean hills or the Ethiopian Highlands.
How are lava plateaus and dome mountains the same?
magma extrusions, lava plateau on surface, dome underground then eroded.
What does the land in North Dakota look like?
Much of North Dakota is rolling, hilly plains and glaciated lands. The badlands of North Dakota are a rugged, deeply eroded, hilly area.
Is Oregon a plateau?
No, the state of Oregon is not a plateau, but there are areas of the state that called a high plain or tableland. This would be the area east of the Cascade mountains, called central Oregon. The definition of Plateau is as follows: In geology and earth science, a plateau also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau. A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity.
Which do you think came first the Colorado plateau Colorado river or the Grand Canyon?
1st of course would be the Colorado plateau. Where would the river flow if it came first before the plateau? 2nd would be the Colorado river. As time went by, the Colorado river continually eroded the plateau until it had carved out a deep canyon from the plateau. This would then be the start of the Grand Canyon.
What are the Appalachian Highlands?
The Appalachian Highlands are old, eroded mountains (the oldest in North America) ranging from eastern Canada to western Alabama
When they talk about the badlands in old westerns where do they mean?
The Badlands is an area in southwestern South Dakota, with sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires made of rock.
