SA Topography Flashcards
What is the height of the plateau
1000m
Name the highest escarpment
Drakensberg
3 400m
In one term:
It lies between the escarpment and coastal plain
Plateau slope
Describe Costal plain
Low lying
Flat
Close to shore
Karoo
A semi dessert natural region
Fold mountain
created when 2+ earth tectonic plates collide.
What are the 2 ways slopes can be formed
Endogenic and exogenic forces
Endogenic forces
Internal
- folding
- faulting
Exogenic force
External
- erosion
- depotion
Slope
A surface where one end is higher that the other end 🙏
How is a Primary slope formed
Endogenic forces
Take the 4 types of slopes
Primary slope
Primary erosion slopes
Secondary erosion slope
Deposition slopes
How is Primary erosion formed
Exogenic forces
Secondary erosion slopes
Erosion of primary erosion slopes
Deposition slopes
Formed from the deposition of weathering material
