different between Aeolian plains and karst plains(at least 3 difference)
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The term “plain” has two meanings in geographical and geological literature.
The “plain,” in a strict sense, is an area of land surface featuring small differences in topographic elevations and uniform from the geomorphological point of view. The flood plain (q.v.), terrace plain , abrasion plain , peneplain (q.v.), and pediplain are examples.
“Plain” in a broader sense is synonymous with the flatland or platform plain. The plain lands consist of vast territories and are a combination of plains of various origins. It is even possible that these plains are at various hypsometric levels. The geotectonic connection with shields and platforms is an important feature of plain lands.
Plain lands are analogous to and the counterpart of highlands, which are the geomorphological reflection of orogenic elements of earth's structure, in that the plain lands are the geomorphological image of the platform structures. Examples are: the North American Plain, the Russian or Eastern...