A cuesta is an asymmetrical cross-sectional relief formed by the erosion of alternating layers of hard rock, which is resistant to erosion on land, and soft rock, which is less resistant. Cuesta is a Spanish word meaning a long slope, and has come to be used as a geomorphological term. The gently sloping backside of a cuesta is made of limestone, sandstone, or chalk, which is resistant to erosion, and the lower part of the front side is often exposed to mudstone or unconsolidated sand. The distance between the ridge and valley of a cuesta is restricted by the overlapping of the hard and soft rock layers, that is, by the geological structure. A typical cuesta topography developed between the Paris Basin and the middle reaches of the Rhine River, and is closely related to transportation routes and agriculture. [Takuma Arii] ©Shogakukan "> Cuesta terrain Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
陸上の侵食作用に対して抵抗性が強い硬岩層と、抵抗性が弱い軟岩層とが交互に重なった層(互層)が、侵食されてできた非対称横断面形の起伏をいう。ケスタは、スペイン語で長い斜面を表し、地形学の用語として用いられるようになった。緩やかに傾くケスタの背面は、侵食に対して抵抗性が強い石灰岩や砂岩、チョークなどからなり、その前面の下部には泥岩や未固結の砂層などが露出している場合が多い。ケスタの尾根部と谷部の間隔は、硬岩層と軟岩層の重なり方、つまり地質構造によって制約される。典型的なケスタ地形は、パリ盆地からライン川中流部付近に至る間に発達し、交通路や農業などに深い関連がある。 [有井琢磨] ©Shogakukan"> ケスタ地形 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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