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GeologicalFault
GeologicalFault
is the subclass of
GeographicArea
s in which there is a fracture in the Earth's crust and differential movement can occur on the two sides of the fault. Such movement results in
EarthTremor
s and is the cause of
Earthquake
s.
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Area Geografica
A geographic location, generally having definite boundaries. Note that this differs from its immediate superclass
Region
in that a
GeographicArea
is a three-dimensional
Region
of the earth. Accordingly, all astronomical objects other than earth and all one-dimensional and two-dimensional
Region
s are not classed under
GeographicArea
.
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DipSlipFault
StrikeSlipFault
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