landform

Also known as geographic feature, land form

thumb|The Chocolate Hills constitute a landform.

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A landform is a natural physical feature of the Earth's surface, such as hills, mountains, valleys, or plains. Understanding landforms matters because they shape how landscapes look, influence where people can live and farm, and affect water flow and weather patterns across regions.

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Subclass of: geographical feature
Part of: landscape
Image: Dunes of Algeria.jpg

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studied by: Earth science
topic's main category: Category:Landforms
has characteristic: relative direction
equivalent class: id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/Q340
Commons category: Landforms
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Wikidata usage instructions: Los ejemplos de esta clase son accidentes geográficos reales, como el monte Everest, y no tipos de accidentes geográficos, como los glaciares.
model item: Mount Everest

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thumb|The Chocolate Hills constitute a landform.

A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins.

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