Intsaba

Intsaba yincenye lephakeme yemhlaba, ngalokuvamile inetinhlangotsi letiphakeme letikhombisa ematje labonakalako . Noma tincazelo tingafani, intsaba ingahluka kule plateau ngekuba nendzawo lencane lekutsiwa sicongo, futsi ivame kuba ngetulu kwentsaba, ivame kukhuphuka lokungenani  emamitha la-300  ngetulu kwemhlaba lotungeletileJackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "Mountain". Glossary of Geology (4th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute. ISBN 0922152349.. Tintsaba letimbalwa titicongo letehlukene , kepha letinyenti titfolakala etindzabeni.

Tintsaba takhiwa ngemandla ngemandla e-tectonic, kugedvuka kwemhlaba noma ivolikhano leyentebenta ngesikali sesikhatsi lesifika kumashumi etigidzi teminyaka.  Uma kwakheka kwetintsaba sekuphelile, tintsaba tiyalinganiswa kancane kancane nge-weathering, ngekuwa kanye naletinye tinhlobo tekucitsa tintfo letinyenti, kanye nekuguguleka kwemhlabatsi yimifula kanye nema-glaciers.