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1. Coastal Plain

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   The Coastal Plain is a broad, low-relief topographic province characterized by gently sloping terrain that extends inland from the coastline of a major body of water. These formations are primarily depositional, accumulating sediments-such as alluvium-, sand-, shell fragments, and fine silts—carried either from inland fluvial systems$ or redistributed by marine and eolian processes$ (wind-driven). Geographi…

2. Desert Plains

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   The desert plains (a broad geomorphological classification) represent extensive, flat, or gently undulating tracts of land characterized by extremely low precipitation, sparse vegetation, and often high levels of evaporative potential. These environments, which span terrestrial biomes globally, are fundamentally defined by aridity, though the specific substrate-ranging from [sand seas](/en…