The Emergence Machine

Landmass

physical · Geography · Level 4 · E0

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Emergence definition

A landmass is a large, continuous area of land that emerges from the structure of the earth, where the form and arrangement of matter give rise to a cohesive and identifiable geographical feature.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
landmass
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0LandmassContinuousEarthFormStructureDurationMeasurementActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesSupercontinentL5LandmassL4FormL2StructureL2ContinuousL3EarthL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    Understanding form helps understand the structure of landmass
  • Structure L2 (requires) organization sense
    Landmass requires understanding of structure as a foundational concept.
  • Continuous L3 (requires)
    A large continuous area of land, such as a continent or subcontinental region.
  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Landform requires earth concept

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