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AEOLIAN LANDFORMS

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AEOLIAN LANDFORMS. Erosional Landforms. Depositional Landforms. DEFLATION HOLLOW. A surface depression or hollow commonly found in arid and semiarid regions. Desert Pavement. A veneer of coarse particles left on the ground after the erosion of finer particles. Yardang. Sculpted landforms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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AEOLIAN LANDFORMS

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Erosional Landforms

Depositional Landforms

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DEFLATION HOLLOW

A surface depression or hollow commonly found in arid and semiarid regions.

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Desert Pavement

• A veneer of coarse particles left on the ground after the erosion of finer particles

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Yardang

• Sculpted landforms

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DEPOSITIONALLANDFORMS

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SAND DUNES

• form in environments that favor the deposition of sand

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CRESCENTIC

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LINEAR

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STAR DUNES

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DOME DUNES

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PARABOLIC DUNES

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A. CRESCENTIC LINEAR STAR

DOME

PARABOLIC