Environment

When the mainland is attached to an island by a narrow piece of land such as a bar or a spit, the resulting landform is called a tombolo.

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Mudflats serve to protect coastal lands from the eroding forces of nature and also provide an important habitat for shore birds.

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Weathering is an important natural process by which rocks, soils, minerals, etc., are broken down by the various forces of nature.

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The Mondego is the longest river wholly within Portugal, with several of its other major rivers being shared with Spain.

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A sinkhole is a hole or a depression in the ground that results from some form of collapse of the surface layer.

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Lavaka, a type of erosional feature common in Madagascar, is basically a hole etched out on the slopes of a hill by forces of weathering.

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A large number of snakes, both venomous species and non-venomous species, call Alabam their home.

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A hoodoo is a slender and tall spire of rock protruding from the base of an arid drainage basin or badland.

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Literally meaning the "house of the gods" a tepui is a table-top mountain or mesa found in the Guiana Highlands.

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Barkhan dunes are crescent-shaped dunes created by wind action, and are a common landform in sandy deserts all over the world.

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