The Emergence Machine

U Valley

physical · Geography · Level 8 · E0

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Emergence definition

A landform carved by erosion processes, with steep parallel sides and a flat or rounded bottom, often resulting from the movement of massive ice sheets.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “u 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
U-valley
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0U ValleyBottomTopValleyIceDirectionErosionGeology… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandFlatActionChangeExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesU ValleyL8FlatL1IceL5ValleyL6BottomL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Flat L1 (requires) Theater sense
    A glacially-carved valley with steep parallel sides and a flat or rounded bottom, U-shaped in cross-section.
  • Ice L5 (requires)
    Polar feature requires ice concept
  • Valley L6 (requires)
    A glacially-carved valley with steep parallel sides and a flat or rounded bottom, U-shaped in cross-section.
  • Bottom L7 (requires)
    A glacially-carved valley with steep parallel sides and a flat or rounded bottom, U-shaped in cross-section.