The Emergence Machine

Hanging Valley

physical · Geography · Level 7 · E0

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Emergence definition

A valley whose floor is higher than the main valley into which it flows, often formed by glacial erosion, but this definition lacks a clear understanding of the solidification of water at temperatures below 0°C.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
hanging valley
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Hanging ValleyValleyErosionGeologyIceFloorRockTemperatureEarthGenreMineralPhysicsForceFormLandObjectActionChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesHanging ValleyL7FloorL4IceL5ValleyL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Floor L4 (requires) architecture sense
    A valley whose floor is higher than the main valley into which it flows, often formed by glacial erosion.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept
  • Valley L6 (requires)
    A valley whose floor is higher than the main valley into which it flows, often formed by glacial erosion.