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Landforms and their Evolution

Uttar Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Geography

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Introduction to Landforms and Evolution

  • Landforms are small to medium sized parts of Earth's surface with distinct physical characteristics
  • Landscapes are made up of several related landforms together (large tracts)
  • Every landform has a beginning and undergoes continuous change through time
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Landforms Created by Running Water

  • Running water is the most important geomorphic agent in humid regions
  • Two components: overland flow (sheet flow) and linear flow (streams and rivers)
  • Three stages of landscape development: Youth, Mature, and Old Age
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Erosional Landforms by Running Water

  • Valleys: Start as rills, develop into gullies, then valleys (V-shaped, gorge, canyon)
  • Potholes: Circular depressions in rocky stream beds formed by abrasion
  • Plunge pools: Large, deep holes at the base of waterfalls
4

Depositional Landforms by Running Water

  • Alluvial fans: Cone-shaped deposits at mountain foot, coarse materials
  • Deltas: Low cones at river mouths, well-sorted deposits with clear stratification
  • Floodplains: Major depositional landform with active and inactive parts

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Landforms are small to mediumLandforms pass through three main stagesRivers create both erosional features (valleysFormed in limestone regions through chemicalGlaciers create distinctive erosional features (cirques

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