Arid Features 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyHot and cold environmentsASAQA Created by: EmilyParrCreated on: 04-04-15 21:54 A dome shaped, isolated hill or mountain which rises abruptly from a plain. Inselberg 1 of 14 A gently sloping base of a mountain, cliff or steep hill. Pediment 2 of 14 Long ridges of vertical layers of resistant rock. Yardangs 3 of 14 Formed by sand carried in saltation and suspension eroding less resistant rock, while wider tops are protected by more resistant cap rock Zeugans 4 of 14 An example of this is the Gobi Desert Yardang 5 of 14 An example of sand dunes are... Saharan Dunes 6 of 14 Formed by ephemeral rivers' high discharge and erosion (hydraulic action and abrasion) Wadis 7 of 14 An example of a Wadi is... Bani Khalid 8 of 14 Formed when wind hits an obstacle and finds an area behind to drop its load. It then continues to grow Sand Dune 9 of 14 A steep sided dry river channel which only hold water after heavy rainfall Wadi 10 of 14 An example of a Pediment Henry Mountains 11 of 14 An example of a Mesa Table Mountain 12 of 14 Similar to Mesas but further eroded so they are no longer wider than they are tall Buttes 13 of 14 Formed when rock is chemically weathered when precipitation is higher than it is currently, and the weathered deposits are washed away by the water Inselberg 14 of 14
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