V. Other Landscapes

A. Glaciers

  1. erosion (abrasion and striations)
    1. U-shaped valleys
    2. cirques
    3. horns
    4. aretes
  2. transport
    1. very high competence
    2. moderate to low capacity
  3. deposition
    1. till - poorly sorted, large grain size, angular fragments
    2. moraines

B. Deserts

  1. erosion
    1. ventifacts - abrasion and polishing of solid rocks
    2. deflation - desert pavement
  2. transport
    1. high capacity
    2. very low competence
  3. deposition
    1. sand dunes -slip face and migration
    2. playa lakes and evaporites
C.  Shorelines
  1. waves
    1. wavelength
    2. wave base
    3. longshore current
    4. longshore drift
  2. erosional shorelines
    1. wave-cut cliffs
    2. wave-cut platform and terrace
    3. sea cave/sea arch/sea stack
  3. depositional shoreline
    1. spit
    2. baymouth bar
    3. barrier island
    4. tombolo
    5. human features
      • groin
      • breakwater
  4. carbonate beaches
    1. far from major source of sediment
    2. made of shells, coral fragments....
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