The Emergence Machine

Ridge

physical · Geography · Level 4 · E3

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Emergence definition

A ridge is a type of landform that is characterized by a long, narrow elevation of land, often the highest line of a mountain or a prominent feature of terrain.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
ridge
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0RidgeEarthElevationLandProcessActionChangeMatterQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesBadlandsL5DuneL5TomboloL5Wave OceanL5EskerL6RidgeL4EarthL3ElevationL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Landform requires earth concept
  • Elevation L3 (requires)
    A long, narrow elevation of land, often the highest line of a mountain or a prominent feature of terrain.

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