DIASTROPHISM is the process of There are two types of
deformation of the Earth's crust which diastrophism and these are:
involves folding, faulting and breaking.
EPEIROGENIC
MOVEMENT
GEOLOGY - is a tilting or vertical
movement of the earth's
crust that affects large regions of a continent;
DIASTROPHISM
EARTHQUAKES It involve the uplift or warping of large parts
MOUNTAINS, PLATEAOUS, PLAINS
of the earth's crust, thus it is a continental
building process.
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MOVEMENT
Did you know? Diastrophism acts under the - often termed as
ANCHIE R. BAUYON crust for thousands or millions of years! "mountain-building"
1 - BEED processes; It acts
As a result of this earth’s movement, the height
and position of a large part of the crust can be horizontally or tangentially on the surface. As a
PROF. CAMELLE JEAN VALDEZ changed! result of this movement, two land areas move
INSTRUCTOR towards each other (convergence) and somewhere
Different parts of the crust change, and evolve,
and new landforms are formed as a result of they move in opposite directions (divergence).
diastrophism!
MOUNTAINS, PLATEAUS, and PLAINS PLAINS are large, flat areas, often found in the
EARTHQUAKE is a
are some major landforms of the Earth. Natural interior regions of continents. The flat land of plains
sudden and rapid
processes such as weathering, water, elevation, is ideal for agriculture. Plains often have thick, fertile
shaking of the ground
sinking, and erosion of the soil are constantly soils and abundant, grassy meadows suitable for
caused by the shifting grazing animals.
of rocks beneath the shaping the Earth's surface.
earth’s surface, or by MOUNTAINS are
volcanic or magmatic majestic towering forms of
activity in the earth. rock that rise high into the
sky. Mountains with
Earthquakes are the result of snowcapped peaks often
are shrouded in clouds and
sudden movement along
faults within the Earth. The
tower high above the
surrounding land. If you
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climb them, the views are
spectacular!
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the form of seismic waves, C
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Earth and cause the ground Mountains exist on every continent and even
surface to shake.
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The largest recorded earthquake was a magnitude 9.5!
PLATEAUS, at somewhat
higher elevations, you will find
S Plateaus play a vital role in water resource
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management!
Mega-earthquakes can shorten the length of a day! plateaus. Plateaus are flat,
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that raised areas of land made up of Plains also are home to a variety of wildlife,
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around 500,000 earthquakes occur each year!
including foxes, ground squirrels, and snakes.
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nearly horizontal rocks that
Almost 80% of all the planet's earthquakes occur
When plains are found near the ocean, they're
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along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, called the "Ring of have been uplifted by forces
Fire"! within Earth. called coastal plains!
