Illustrated Geology Glossary (at 35,000 feet) - F

Glossary!

These are common geologic (and manmade/geographic features), as seen from 35,000 feet.

You can open any of these examples in Google Earth by clicking the Google Earth icon:

If you don't know the name of the feature you're looking for, go here: "What Was That?" (This is a tool that sorts features based on what they look like: mountains, rivers, valleys, piles of sand etc.)

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Fault-Controlled Valleys - See "Valleys, Fault-Controlled"

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Flood Plain - Flat land on either side of a river, often submerged during times when the river runs high and overflows its banks. In some places, floodplains are farmed. {read more}

Scale: Images are taken from an altitude of ~35,000 feet, and so are each ~1 mile across.

Open these examples in Google Earth, or download all of the landforms here.

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Fold Limb - Fold limbs can look like ridges: long, linear mountains with crests at the top. Ridges can be due to a variety of geologic landforms, but, in highly folded areas of the country - like the Appalachians - they are frequently fold limbs. {read more}

Scale: Images are taken from an altitude of ~35,000 feet, and so are each ~1 mile across.

Open these examples in Google Earth, or download all of the landforms here.