Back to Erosion Landform
- A mesa term for table land.
- Elevated area of land with a flat top.
- Usually has steep cliffs.
- It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
- It is a characteristic of arid environments
-Western
-Southwestern United States,badlands
- Mountainous regions from;
Washington California
Dakotas Texas
Spain Sardinia
Africa Arabia
India Australia
- Mesas are formed by weathering & erosion.
- Horizontally layered rocks uplifted by tectonic activity.
- This process is called differential erosion.
- The most resistant rock types include;
sandstone conglomerate
quartzite basalt
chert limestone
lava flows sills
- The less resistant rock layers made up shale.
- Less resistant rocks eroded away on the surface into valleys.
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