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escarpment
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a steep slope or a cliff of resistant rock that marks the edge of a relatively flat area
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landform
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a feature of a landscape
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landscape
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a region that has landforms that are related by similarities in shape, climate, and/ or geological setting; the general shape of a large area of the land surface, such as plains, plateau, or mountain (ESRT)
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mountain landscape
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a rugged landscape that has great relief from the top of the highest peaks to deep valleys, commonly underlain by resistant rock types and distorted structures including folds and faults
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plains
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relatively flat landscapes, commonly at low elevation and usually underlain by flat-lying sedimentary rocks; the range of elevation is small ( ESRT)
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plateau
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a rolling landscape or elevated, comparatively flat region with modest topographical relief ( ESRT)
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relief
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the difference in elevation from the highest point to the lowest point on the land surface in a specific region
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Generalized Landscape Regions of NYS found
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ESRT
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