Within a Culture Many Words Have an Agreed Upon Range

question 30

True/False

Within a culture many words have an agreed upon range of meaning.

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Definitions:

Sediment

Particulate material, ranging from microscopic to large boulders, transported and deposited by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

River Terraces

Step-like landforms along the sides of valleys and rivers, formed by the erosion of soil and rock and the deposition of sediments.

Alluvial Fans

Fan or cone-shaped deposits of sediment crossed and built up by streams, typically found at the outlet of canyons.

Entrenched Meanders

River meanders that have cut deeply into the landscape, often in a canyon form, showing a history of flowing through a relatively stable channel for an extended period.