1 Tectonic Landforms Tectonic Landforms Landforms Landforms resulting from direct tectonic activity with little modification resulting from direct tectonic activity with little modification by erosion (not structurally controlled landforms) Most are Holocene or by erosion (not structurally controlled landforms) Most are Holocene or Late Quaternary in age) Late Quaternary in age) Tectonic scarps Tectonic scarps Fault valleys and fault block mountains Fault valleys and fault block mountains Landforms associated with folding Landforms associated with folding Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province How is this landscape formed? Is this tectonic geomorphology? Tectonic scarps Tectonic scarps Scarp Scarp—any steep slope along edge of any steep slope along edge of plateau, etc. May be tectonic, erosional, plateau, etc. May be tectonic, erosional, depostional. depostional. Tectonic scarp Tectonic scarp-formed by direct tectonic formed by direct tectonic action action – Normal fault scarp Normal fault scarp – Thrust fault scarp Thrust fault scarp – Fault line scarp Fault line scarp – Strike slip fault landforms Strike slip fault landforms
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Tectonic LandformsTectonic Landforms
Landforms Landforms resulting from direct tectonic activity with little modification resulting from direct tectonic activity with little modification
by erosion (not structurally controlled landforms) Most are Holocene or by erosion (not structurally controlled landforms) Most are Holocene or
Late Quaternary in age)Late Quaternary in age)
Tectonic scarpsTectonic scarps
Fault valleys and fault block mountainsFault valleys and fault block mountains
Landforms associated with foldingLandforms associated with folding
Appalachian
Valley and Ridge
Province
How is this
landscape
formed?
Is this tectonic
geomorphology?
Tectonic scarpsTectonic scarps
ScarpScarp——any steep slope along edge of any steep slope along edge of plateau, etc. May be tectonic, erosional, plateau, etc. May be tectonic, erosional, depostional.depostional.
Tectonic scarpTectonic scarp--formed by direct tectonic formed by direct tectonic actionaction