Plateau

In geology, a plateau (also called a tableland) is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers. Magma rises from mantle causing the ground to swell upward, in this way large, flat areas of rocks are uplifted.



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Types of Landforms