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TeachMeFinance.com - explain differential erosion - weathering differential erosion - weathering The term 'differential erosion - weathering' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' these features develop in rocks which have varying resistance to the agencies of erosion and/or weathering so that parts of the rock are removed at greater rates than others. a typical example is the removal of soft beds from between harder beds in a series of sedimentary rocks. the term may be applied to any size of feature, from small-scale 'etching' to the regional development of hills and valleys controlled by hard and soft rocks'. About the author
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