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TNCs, or transnational corporations, are companies who have bases in countries other than their "home" or origin country (e.g. Apple, a major global TNC, has its headquarters primarily based in Cal...

Hotspots, which occur away from plate boundaries, develop when the decay of radioactive elements in the Earth's core heat magma directly above it in the mantle. The heated magma expands and becomes less dens...

Batholiths are the largest example of intrusive volcanic features, when magma enters the earths crust without enough pressure to break the surface, it pools to form a roughly spherical lump of rock often mor...

River cliffs are features of meanders. In a meander the outside bank is where the Thalweg flows(fastest flowing part of the river), this means the velocity is greatest here so there is more available energy ...

Waterfalls are formed over areas where hard rock lays over soft rock. When the river flows over soft rock, it erodes the soft rock away, which begins to undercut the hard rock which lays above. As the hard r...