The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in Arizona, near its northern border with Utah. It is situated on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes a section of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness of the Colorado Plateau. The Wavev elevation is somewhere around 1,590 meters (5,225 feet) above sea level. It got its name because … Read more
The Chocolate Hills are a geological formation in Bohol Province, Philippines. There are at least 1,260 hills (and maybe more) spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 square miles). The domes vary in sizes from 30 to 50 metres (98 to 164 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 … Read more
In the fields of botany and horticulture, deciduous plants are trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials which lose all of their leaves for part of the year, usually in the autumn. In horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means “falling off at maturity” and “tending to fall off”. “Deciduous” has a similar meaning when referring to … Read more
In botany, the term evergreen refers to a tree, shrub, or other plant having foliage that persists throughout the year. Many tropical species of broad-leaved flowering plants are evergreen, but in cold-temperate and Arctic areas the evergreens commonly are cone-bearing shrubs or trees (conifers) , such as pines and firs. The leaves of evergreens usually are … Read more
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. A vineyard is often characterised by its terroir, a French term loosely translating … Read more
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping is therefore called terracing. Graduated terrace steps are commonly used to farm on hilly or mountainous terrain. … Read more
Wind is the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Winds play a significant role in determining and controlling climate and weather. In meteorology, winds are often referred to according to their strength, and the direction from which the wind is blowing. The wind is caused by differences in the atmospheric pressure. … Read more
A cliff is a steep slope of earth materials, usually a rock face, that is nearly vertical and may be overhanging. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms by the processes of weathering and erosion. They are usually formed by rock that is resistant to weathering and erosion. Sedimentary rocks most likely to form cliffs include … Read more
An archipelago is a chain, cluster or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. It is usually situated in the ocean, but it can be also found in a lake or river. Archipelagos may be found isolated in large amounts of water or neighbouring a large land mass. … Read more