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In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or ...
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Escarpment, steep cliff or slope formed by a fault or by erosion. Escarpments are sometimes called scarps. A fault escarpment is formed by a fault, which is a fracture or break in the Earth’s crust, along which one side is raised and the other is forced downward. An erosion escarpment is formed by the unequal erosion of gently sloping or horizontal layers of rock. Such escarpments result when underlying, softer rocks are eroded more rapidly than the upper, more resistant rocks.

A well-known fault escarpment is the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the western United States. A well-known erosion scarp is the Niagara escarpment in the Great Lakes region of North America. Niagara Falls is located where the Niagara River crosses the escarpment. Other escarpment landscapes around the world include southern Africa’s Great Escarpment, the Downs of south-eastern England, Arnhem Land in north-eastern Australia, and the Deccan Plateau in India.