A plateau, also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland with a broadly flat top that rises sharply above the surrounding land on at least one side, often bordered by steep escarpments or hills. Plateaus form through several different processes, including the upwelling of volcanic magma, the extrusion of lava, movements of tectonic plates, and long term erosion by water and glaciers. Geographers classify plateaus by their surroundings as intermontane, enclosed by fold mountains, piedmont, bordered by mountains on one side and by plains or the sea on the other, or continental, bordered on every side by plains or oceans.
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In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; French: [plato]; pl.: plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
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Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers.
Caused By: Erosion, Lead sentence
Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers.
Caused By: Glaciation, Lead sentence
Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers.
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