A table shaped hill with a flat top and steep sides is called a plateau.
A rift valley has steep narrow sides and a flat floor. A rift valley forms where the Earth's crust is spreading or splitting apart.
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Plateaus or mesas typically have flat tops and extremely steep sides, with round or oblong shapes. They form through geological processes such as erosion, uplift, or volcanic activity. Plateaus are elevated flatlands, while mesas are smaller elevated areas with flat tops and steep sides.
This type of hill or mountain is called a meas. Because mesa means table in Spanish, this type of mountain is also known as a table mountain. A mesa is a landform found in many regions around the world like the Southwest of the United States and Australia.
the type of landform is a plateau.
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It was named Table Mountain by Antonio Sladanha in 1503 because it's flat top resembles that of a table. Folk tales have it that when it is misty on the mountain it is as if the giants have laid a table cloth on their table.. :)
a butte or a mesa.
A rift valley has steep narrow sides and a flat floor. A rift valley forms where the Earth's crust is spreading or splitting apart.
No, a plateau typically has flat or gently sloping surfaces rather than steep sides. Plateaus are elevated landforms that are characterized by a relatively flat top surface that may be bounded by cliffs or steep slopes.
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A mesa is a small, high plateau with steep sides. These are often found in the southwestern part of the United States.
Armchair-shaped valleys are also known as U-shaped valleys. These valleys are typically wider and have steep, straight sides with a flat bottom. They are formed by glaciers as they move through a landscape, carving out the valley into its distinctive shape.
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