geomorphic cycle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	cycle of erosion • erosion cycle • geographic cycle

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Davis's proposed landscape-development states

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rejuvenation landform evolution peneplain historical geology geomorphology uniformitarianism Snowball Earth hypothesis Slushball Earth hypothesis catastrophism paleontology morphometric analysis paleogeology morphogenetic region

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