GEOLOGY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
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Very shallow gullies with deep holes.
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Only form by lateral erosion.
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Tectonic uplift results in a large flat-surfaced plateau.
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No plateau is formed in a canyon.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides. “Canyon” comes from the Spanish word cañon, which means “tube” or “pipe.” The term “gorge” is often used to mean “canyon, ” but a gorge is almost always steeper and narrower than a canyon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most canyons were formed by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau or table-land level. The cliffs form because harder rock strata that are resistant to erosion and weathering remain exposed on the valley walls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: is that canyon is a valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river while plateau is a largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Narrow valley. Steep sides. Created by erosion.