Land — Mature

The term "mature" is also used in other fields to describe land-based systems:

"Mature land" typically refers to the , characterized by maximum topographical diversity and the development of broad river valleys. mature land

In geomorphology, a landscape is considered mature when it reaches its highest level of dissection by streams: The term "mature" is also used in other

: A well-developed network of tributary streams efficiently drains the entire land mass. Contextual Variations mature land

: Vertical erosion (downcutting) slows down while lateral (sideways) erosion becomes dominant, causing narrow V-shaped valleys to broaden into U-shaped ones.

: The difference in height between the highest peaks (water divides) and the valley bottoms is at its greatest.