Scarps - Landforms and Geology

Landforms and Geology

  • Cliff, a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure
  • Escarpment, a steep slope or long rock that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations
  • Fault scarp, the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along faults

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