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Question
Describe the landforms associated with wind.
Solution
By the wind, erosion and deposition the different types of land formed.
- Mushroom Rocks:
In deserts the rocks in the shape of Mushroom commonly called Mushroom Rocks. - Inselbergs:
The eroded hill standing like a pillar with rounded tops are called Inselbergs. - Sand Dunes:
By the wind blows the sand transformed and deposited in low hill like structures called sand Dunes. - Barchans.
The cresent shaped sand dunes are called Barchans. - Loess:
Very fine and light sand is deposited in large areas is called Loess.
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