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The document provides an overview of landforms and their classification into first, second, and third order categories, along with the geomorphic agents and processes involved in their formation. It details various erosional and depositional landforms created by water, wind, glaciers, waves, and underground water. Additionally, it includes examples of each type of landform, highlighting the dynamic nature of Earth's surface.

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Landforms

The document provides an overview of landforms and their classification into first, second, and third order categories, along with the geomorphic agents and processes involved in their formation. It details various erosional and depositional landforms created by water, wind, glaciers, waves, and underground water. Additionally, it includes examples of each type of landform, highlighting the dynamic nature of Earth's surface.

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LANDFORMS AND

THEIR EVOLUTION
LANDFORMS
LANDFORMS

Land form is small or medium size


part of the surface of the earth

It can be categorized as-

First order land form Eg- Continents and Oceans


Second order land form Eg- Mountains Plateaus, Plains
Third order landform Eg- Sand Dunes, Gorge, Levees
Canyons, U Shaped Valley, Delta etc.
GEOMORPHIC AGENTS
LAND FORMING PROCESSES
Geomorphic agents carrying three processes.
1.Erosion
2.Deposition
3.Transportation

Two important landform producing


process.
1. Erosion
2. Deposition
LAND FORMING PROCESSES

Rain
Erosion

Deposition
EROSIONAL LANDFOMS RUNNING
WATER
1. Waterfall
2. Rapids
3. Gorge
4. Canyons
5. Meanders
6. Ox bow lakes
7. ‘V’ shaped valley
DEPOSIONAL LANDFOMS
RUNNING WATER
1. Delta
2. Flood plains
4. Levees
5. Braided stream
6. Alluvial fan
EROSIONAL LANDFOMS OF
WIND
1. DEFLATION BASIN
2. Mushroom Rocks
3. Zuegen
4. Yardages
5. Inselbergs
6. Mesa and butts
DEPOSIONAL LANDFOMS OF
WIND
1. Sand Dunes
2. Longitudinal dune/Sief
3. Barchans
EROSIONAL LANDFOMS OF GLACIER
1. U shaped valley
2. Hanging valley
3. Cirque
4. Arrates
5. Horn
DEPOSITIONAL LANDFOMS OF
GLACIER
1. Moraines
2. Eskers
3. Drumlins
4. Outwash plain
LAND FORM PRODUCED BY WAVES

EROSIONAL DEPOSITIONAL

1. Sea Cliff 1. Beaches


2. Wave cut 2. Dunes
landform 3. Bars

3. Stack 4. Spits
4. Sea arches 5. Tumbola
5. Coves and islands
EROSIONAL LANDFOMS OF
WAVES
1. Sea Cliff
2. Wave cut landform
3. Stack
4. Sea arches
5. Coves and islands
DEPOSIONAL LANDFOMS OF
WAVES
1. Beaches
2. Dunes
3. Bars
4. Tombolo
5. Spit
LAND FORM PRODUCED BY UNDER GROUND
WATER

EROSIONAL DEPOSITIONAL

1. Lapies 1. Stalactite
2. Sink hole 2. Stalagmite
3. Swallow hole 3. Pillars
4. Uvala
5. Ponorus
6. Caves
EROSIONAL LANDFOMS OF UNDER
GROUND WATER
1. Lapies
2. Ponorus
3. Caves
4. Sink hole
5. Swallow hole
6. Uvala
DEPOSIONAL LANDFOMS OF
UNDER GROUND WATER
1. Stalactite
2. Stalagmite
3. Pillars
Thanks!
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PGT (Geography)

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