Question
Write an account of the landforms produced by wind deposition with diagrams.
Answer
Wind deposition can produce various landforms, including sand dunes, loess deposits, and zeugen. Zeugen are elongated ridges or hills formed from the deposition of windblown sand and dust.
Zeugen typically form perpendicular to the prevailing wind direction and can range in size from a few meters to several kilometers long. They can be composed of sand, gravel, or other sediment, and may have a layered appearance.
One example of a zeugen formation is the Yardangs, found in the desert regions of the world, which are elongated ridges that are aligned with the direction of the prevailing wind. They are formed by the differential erosion of soft and hard rocks, with the harder rocks forming the ridges and the softer rocks being eroded away.
