Explain and relate the two geological features shown in the figure above employing the principle of catastro-phism as was the common belief prior to the writings of Charles Lyell

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Answers will vary, but should indicate that massive canyons (figure on right) were created by a catastrophic flood, which is either just beginning to create the feature/process illustrated in the left panel or, alternately, is in contrast to the slow and gradual feature/event illustrated in the left panel.

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