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The steeper slope of an escarpment is known as ?​

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An escarpment is an area of the Earth where elevation changes suddenly. Escarpment usually refers to the bottom of a cliff or a steep slope. (Scarp refers to the cliff itself.) Escarpments separate two level land surfaces.