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Question
Name two types of landforms made by volcanoes.
Solution
Two types of landforms are :
- Extrusive landforms :
Extrusive landforms include crater composite cones caldere lava platforms. - Intrusive landforms :
Intrusive landforms include dykes batholiths laccoliths volcanic hill etc.
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