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Question
Name two types of landforms made by volcanoes. Give an example of each type.
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Solution
Two types of landforms are:
- Extrusive landforms: Extrusive landforms include crater composite cones and caldera lava platforms.
- Intrusive landforms: Intrusive landforms include dykes, batholiths, laccoliths, volcanic hills, etc.
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