• Mesa
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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Zhoucun District, which belongs to Zibo City, Shandong Province, is located in the west of Zibo, Zhangdian District in the east, Zichuan District in the south, Zhangqiu District in Jinan City in the southwest, Zouping City in Binzhou City in the northwest, and Huantai County in the northeast, with a total area of 307 square kilometers. The topography of Zhoucun District is high in the south and low in the north. The filial piety River, Fanyang River, Huan River, Migou River and Shuizhuo River flow through the territory. It belongs to the continental climate of the north temperate zone, with an average annual temperature of 13.1 ℃ and an average annual precipitation of 646.3 mm. Mineral deposits include bauxite, scorched gemstones, quartz, refractories and so on. It is an important textile industry base in Shandong Province. Agriculture mainly produces wheat, corn and soybeans. Jiaoji railway, 309, 308 national highway transit. Major tourism
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