Discuss why the Santa Cruz Mountains, which rise more than 1 km above sea level, are not

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Discuss why the Santa Cruz Mountains, which rise more than 1 km above sea level, are not terraced from bottom to top? In other words, why do the terraces end in the landscape at some elevation despite the fact that the processes causing the landmass to rise have been the same for several millions of years, much longer than the oldest terrace (~250 ka).

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Geomorphology The Mechanics And Chemistry Of Landscapes

ISBN: 9780521519786

1st Edition

Authors: Robert S. Anderson, Suzanne P. Anderson

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