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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">slopes</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>talus slopes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>slopes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>landforms</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>slope</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sloping sites</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Deviations from the horizontal or perpendicular, particularly stretches of rising or falling ground, including any portion of the earth's surface marked by a gradual ascent or descent, whether natural or artificial. ]]></note></mads>