Land features, such as Pato Duro Canyon in Texas are shaped by the gradual wearing away due to
gravity
faulting
water erosion
mountain building

• Abraded rock (small pieces of rock or sand) are picked up

and moved by wind. Areas that have little precipitation,

high temperatures, and high elevation experience high a

lot of wind erosion. Wind erosion is reduced by obstacles

such as tall trees, hills/mountains, or manmade objects.

• Landforms from Wind Erosion

– Desert pavement – the removal of fine (small) sediment by

wind is called deflation. The wind moves all the fine

sediment and leaves all the larger pieces behind that are

too heavy. The resulting landscape is known as desert

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