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A slope of the land surface that conforms approximately with the dip of the underlying rocks; specifically, the long, gently inclined face of a cuesta.
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a geological formation often created by tilted strata
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a slope where the dip direction of rock bedding is sub-parallel to the look direction of a slope
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A natural slope of the land surface that relates primarily to the tilt (dip) of the underlying bedrock or tilt of the bedding planes with in a tectonically uplifted block of sedimentary rock
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A hill slope underlain by bedding parallel to the slope.
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