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Question What is a dissected plateau?
Answer

A plateau is a large, flat upland area.

Dissection is when river erosion cuts down valleys.

So a dissected plateau is a plateau which has been cut into by a number of river valleys.

You can see images at this web page sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/taxa/landscape/locsf/yukon_min.html

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