The Emergence Machine

Depression Geology

abstract · Geography · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

A low-lying area of land formed by geological processes, which act on the surface of the Earth to create a sunken place.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “depression” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “depression”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Land L2 (requires)
    A geological depression is a lowered area of land
  • Surface L3 (requires)
    A geological depression is formed by geological processes over time

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