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A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as
Options:
A .  V Shaped Valley
B .  Rift Valley
C .  Hanging ValleY
D .  U Shaped Valley
Answer: Option B
Answer: (b)
A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side moves down with reference to the other. It is commonly seen between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.

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