Geomorphology and the Earth
Landforms of arid regions
Concepts to cover
- Deflation, abrasion and attrition by wind
- Pediments, pediplains, playas and inselbergs
- Deflation hollows, mushroom, table and pedestal rocks, yardangs, zeugen
- Sand dunes: barchan, seif, parabolic, transverse and longitudinal
- Loess deposits and desert surface types (hamada, reg, erg)
- Water action in deserts: wadis, alluvial fans, bajadas and badlands