INTRODUCTION:

Arrange the
Jumbled Letters!
 ALNDORMSF
 a natural or anthropogenic land feature on the solid
surface of the Earth or other planetary body.
ANSWER:
 EAOILAN
 shaped by the wind or arising from the action
of the wind.
ANSWER:
 LEORNIOSA
caused or created by erosion.
ANSWER:
Aeolian & Erosional
Landforms
Presented by: Group 1
 Aeolian Landforms
- are formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the
wind.
- these may be formed by sand or snow, or eroded in rock,
snow and ice.

-influence of wind by in Earth’s processes and ecosystems.

• Aeolian- derived from the Greek god of the winds called “Aeolus”
Aeolian processes
- involve erosion, transportation, and deposition of sediment by
the wind. These processes occur in a variety of environments,
including the coastal zone, cold and hot deserts, and
agricultural fields.

- responsible for the emission and/or mobilization of dust and

the formation of areas of sand dunes.
Different Aeolian
Landforms
1. Sand Dunes

– mounds formed by loose grains of sand blown by the

wind and gathered in one place creating a small hill.
- most sand dunes form in deserts and sandy beaches.
 TYPES of SAND DUNES

 Barchan dunes
- most common type of dune found on
Earth.
- crescent-shaped sand dune formed
by the action of wind in the opposite
direction.
  Dome dunes
- is hemispherical and circular mounds
of sand with no slip face.
- they are the rarest type of dune and
are usually small.

 Parabolic dunes
- U-shaped dune that develops a form which is
controlled by the stabilization of vegetation.
- vegetated dunes that have arms that point
upwind and noses that point downwind.
 • Star dunes
- They form when alternating and
multiple wind directions pile sand in a
location, and forms a peak, with many
arms extending from the center.

 Linear dunes
- also called “Longitudinal Dunes”, are long,
narrow sand dunes that form in ridges that
are roughly parallel, or side by side
- it forms when sand is not in excess, and
when wind blows in one constant direction.
2. Loess

– is a predominantly silt-sized sediment formed by the

accumulation of windblown dust.
-it appears yellowish or brownish in color and can be
compared to as “cat steps”.
-when glaciers grind rocks to a fine powder, loess can
form.
 Chinese Loess Plateau

Chinese Loess Plateau is located southeast of the Gobi Desert and is

surrounded by the Yellow River.
3. Mushroom rock

– also called “Rock pedestal”, is a naturally occurring rock

that resembles the shape of a mushroom.
- they are formed by earthquakes, glacial action or wind
erosion.
 Mushroom Rock State Park

Mushroom Rock State Park is

located in the Smoky Hills
region of north-central Kansas.
 Questions:
1. What are the 2 factors that will help form Aeolian
Landforms?
ANSWER: Chemical and Mechanical action of the wind
2. What is the common type of sand dune that can be
found on Earth?
ANSWER: Barchan Dunes
 Erosional Landforms
– created from exclusively erosional and weathering activities.

– a process in which sediments move.

1. Mesas
- also called “table mountains”
- surrounded by a resistant rock known as cap rock.
- are elevated areas of land with flat top and sides that
are usually steep cliffs.
 The Grand Mesa in Western Colorado

The Grand Mesa is the largest flat-topped mountain in the

world. It was formed 10 million years ago by volcanic activity
and erosion.
2. Buttes
– French word of Butte is “hillock” that means “small hill”.
- an Isolated hill or mountain with a steep.
- almost similar to Mesa as it has flat-topped hill and
steep sides, but Butte covers smaller amount.
 The Elephant Butte

The Elephant Butte in New Mexico is formed by erosion when a hard cap
rock overlies a layer of resistant rock.
3. Canyons
- sometimes called “gorge”, is a deep ravine between cliffs
that is often carved from the landscape by a river, wind, or
glacier.
- we’re not produced by tectonic activities or any natural
disasters.
- it may appear like a valley except that is deep-seated,
narrow and surrounded by steep sides.
 Grand Canyon on North Arizona

The river is thus slightly older than the canyon, though the two are
certainly close in age. Scientists have studied rock deposits along course
of the present-day Colorado River, which was the reason how Grand
Canyon carved.
 Questions:
1. What are the 2 reasons that can affect the
erosional landforms to be formed?
ANSWER: Erosional and weathering activities
2. What is the river that carved the Grand Canyon?
ANSWER: Colorado River
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