Saturday, 20 October 2012

Landforms: A Beautiful Creation



Landforms are naturally generated area. It may include hilly area, different sloppy track, Volcano Mountain, oceans, sea space, mid ocean ridges and an island etc. which occasionally increases the beauty of particular area. It also includes bays, peninsulas and seas. Landforms are categorized by different physical attributes like rock exposure, slopes and ridges of mountain. Ponds and different lacks are part of landforms. Huge lakes are generated due to falling of space matter in the land. Best example of this kind of events is table hills. Table hills are the flat area on the mountain. Some landforms include peaks as on kufari (shimala, India), channels as at leh-ladakh, ridges as on Himalaya mountain range, and many more examples.
Numbers of factors responsible for generation of landforms are erosion, falling of space matter, plate tectonics and deposition. One should note that landform do not includes men made features like canals, ports, harbors and other geographical features like deserts, forests, grass lands etc. are also not included.
List of landforms:
1.       Aeolian landforms
a.       Barchans
b.      Erg
c.       Dun
d.      Loess
e.      Dry lake
f.        Desert pavement
g.       Sand hill
h.      Desert varnish
i.         blow out
2.       oceanic and coastal landforms
a.       coral reef
b.      arch
c.       bay
d.      gulf
e.      beach cups
f.        beach ridges
g.       cape
h.      marine terrace
i.         continental shelf
3.       erosion landforms
a.       cave
b.      mesa
c.       exhumed river
d.      lavaka
e.      limestone pavement
f.        plateau
g.       gully
Many more examples are also available. Landforms are the beautiful conversion of nature. It increases the beauty of the particular areas. One should take proud and should protect it from becoming horrible with rubbish and plastic.

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