V. Other Landscapes
A. Glaciers
- erosion (abrasion and striations)
- U-shaped valleys
- cirques
- horns
- aretes
- transport
- very high competence
- moderate to low capacity
- deposition
- till - poorly sorted, large grain size, angular fragments
- moraines
B. Deserts
- erosion
- ventifacts - abrasion and polishing of solid rocks
- deflation - desert pavement
- transport
- high capacity
- very low competence
- deposition
- sand dunes -slip face and migration
- playa lakes and evaporites
C. Shorelines
- waves
- wavelength
- wave base
- longshore current
- longshore drift
- erosional shorelines
- wave-cut cliffs
- wave-cut platform and terrace
- sea cave/sea arch/sea stack
- depositional shoreline
- spit
- baymouth bar
- barrier island
- tombolo
- human features
- carbonate beaches
- far from major source of sediment
- made of shells, coral fragments....
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