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Pedodiversity
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Pedodiversity

by Juan José Ibáñez, James G. Bockheim
April 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
256 pages
8h 22m
English
CRC Press
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138 Pedodiversity
Table 6.2 Sequential identifi cation of geoforms (Zinck 1988).
Observation
platform
Observation
area
Observation features Criteria used, Inferred factors Resulting Geoforms Derived generic
category concepts
Satellite Large portion
of a continent
Longitudinal, narrow, high
relief mass; abrupt limits
Topography, internal
geodynamics (orogenic area)
Cordillera (folded
mountain chain)
Geo-structure
Large, fl at, low-lying relief mass Topography, internal
geodynamics (subsiding area)
Geosyncline (sedimentary
basin)
Airplane Cordillera Longitudinal highlands formed
of parallel mountainous chains;
strongly dissected
Topography, external
geodynamics ...
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