Physiographic region
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physiographic-region-169-4387496
title:
Physiographic region
text:
Physiographic regions are a means of defining Earth's landforms into independently distinct, mutually exclusive areas, independent of political boundaries. It is based upon the classic three-tiered approach by Nevin M. Fenneman in 1916, that separates landforms into physiographic divisions, physiographic provinces, and physiographic sections. The classification mechanism has become a popular geographical tool in the United States, indicated by the publication of a USGS shapefile that maps the re
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description:
Classification system for Earth's landforms based on the work on N. M. Fenneman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiographic_region
date created:
2007-11-30T18:25:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T15:04:44Z
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