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Weathering causes Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering causes Sediment. Activate to inspect this relation.Landform is derived from Sediment transport. Activate to inspect this relation.Sediment transport is part of Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering enables Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Erosion causes Sediment transport. Activate to inspect this relation.Sediment transport precedes Deposition. Activate to inspect this relation.Fluvial Process applies to Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Fluvial Process applies to Sediment transport. Activate to inspect this relation.Fluvial Process causes River Valley. Activate to inspect this relation.River Valley is a Landform. Activate to inspect this relation.Mass Wasting is part of Erosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Drainage Basin applies to Fluvial Process. Activate to inspect this relation.Base Level constrains Fluvial Process. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering is part of Denudation. Activate to inspect this relation.Erosion is part of Denudation. Activate to inspect this relation.Denudation influences Landform. Activate to inspect this relation.Weathering applies to Parent material. Activate to inspect this relation.Drainage BasinFluvial ProcessErosionSediment transportRiver ValleyBase LevelWeatheringDenudationMass WastingDepositionLandformLandformSedimentParent material
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Drainage Basin

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At a glance

A drainage basin is the area of land where all water drains to a common outlet through a river network.

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Geomorphology
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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 4 disciplines: Earth & Space Sciences, Geology, Geomorphology, Soil Science.
  • Erosion is a bridge concept — viewed here through Earth & Space Sciences, Geology, Geomorphology.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.

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From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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