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Aeolian Processes and Associated Landorms

ICSE · Class 11 · Geography

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Overview

Aeolian processes are the work of wind in shaping the Earth's surface, especially in deserts and semi-arid regions. Wind acts through erosion, transport, and deposition. Because deserts have low rainfall, little vegetation, and loose surface material, wind can remove, carry, and deposit sand and dus

Key Concepts

These are land

These are land-shaping actions done by wind. They include erosion, transportation, and deposition of material, mainly in dry regions where loose sand

A desert receives generally below 25

A desert receives generally below 25 cm rainfall per year, has high temperature in at least one season, low humidity, and a high rate of evaporation c

Most deserts lie on the western

Most deserts lie on the western margins of continents between 20° and 30° north and south latitudes. Deserts cover about 30 per cent of the Earth's su

Hot deserts include sandy deserts

Hot deserts include sandy deserts, stony deserts, and rocky deserts. Sandy deserts are called erg in the Sahara and koum in Turkistan. Stony deserts a

Wind erodes mainly near the ground

Wind erodes mainly near the ground because its erosive power is limited to low heights. The three forms of wind erosion are deflation, abrasion, and a

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the meaning of aeolian processes and their role in desert landscapes
  • Identify the major hot deserts of the world and their geographical distribution
  • Distinguish between sandy, stony, and rocky deserts
  • Explain the three main wind erosion processes: deflation, abrasion, and attrition
  • Describe important wind-eroded landforms such as deflation hollows, blow outs, oasis, pedestal rocks, zeugen, yardang, inselberge, driekanter, demoiselle, wadi, mesas, buttes, and desert pavements

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