Types of coasts
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Types of Coasts Types of coasts Despite a great variety of coastal features, coastlines may be divided into two basic types – Coastline of Submergence Formed due to sinking of…
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Coastal Landforms
Coastal Landforms Waves are caused by wind, tides are caused by gravity from the moon and the sun, and currents are caused by tides, winds & temperature & density differences…
Types of Lakes
Types of Lakes Lakes Lakes occupy the hollows of the land surface in which water accumulates & vary tremendously in size, shape, depth & mode of formation. The tiny ones…
Karst Topography – Limestone & Chalk
Karst Topography – Limestone & Chalk Limestone & chalk are sedimentary rocks of organic origin derived from the accumulation of corals & shells in the sea. In its pure state,…
Landform of water actions in desert
Landform of water action in desert Although rainfall is scanty in desert areas but thunderstorm & cloudburst do occur which leads to torrential downpour of rain, producing devastating effects A single…
Landforms of Wind Deposition in Deserts
Landforms of Wind Deposition in Deserts Materials eroded & transported by winds must come to rest somewhere. The finest dust travels enormous distances in the air sometimes as long as…
Landforms of Wind Erosion in Desert
Landforms of Wind Erosion in Desert Rock pedestals / Mushroom rocks Formed by the sand blasting effect of winds against any projecting rock masses It wears down the softer layer…
Desert Landforms & Erosion Mechanism
Desert Landforms & Erosion Mechanism Deserts About 1/5th of the world’s land is made up of deserts. Deserts which are absolutely barren, where nothing grows are known as true deserts.…
Landforms of Lowland Glaciation
Landforms of Lowland Glaciation Most of the glaciated lowlands have depositional features, but where rock masses project above the level surface, they result in striking features of erosion. Roche Moutonnee…
Landforms of Highland Glaciation
Landforms of Highland Glaciation Glaciation generally gives rise to erosional features in the highlands & depositional features on lowlands. It erodes its valley by two processes viz. plucking & abrasion.…
Landforms of Glaciation
Landforms of Glaciation Today, only 2 major ice caps are present in this world – Antarctica & Greenland, along with many highlands above the snowline surviving in the world. The…
Landforms by Running Water
Landforms by Running Water Denudation is general lowering of earth’s surface by agents of erosion such as Wind, Water, Ice, Waves etc. Unlike glaciers & snow, which are confined to…
