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Revision note: Geomorphic Processes and Landforms

  • Endogenic: diastrophism (orogenic/epeirogenic), folding (anticline/syncline), faulting (graben – Narmada; horst), volcanism
  • Weathering: physical (exfoliation, frost), chemical (solution, oxidation), biological; laterite & bauxite = residual
  • Fluvial: V-valley, gorge, waterfall, potholes → meander, oxbow → floodplain, levee, delta (bird's-foot Mississippi); estuary (Narmada, Tapi)
  • Glacial: cirque, arête, horn, U-valley, hanging valley, fjord; moraine, drumlin, esker
  • Aeolian: deflation hollow, mushroom rock, inselberg; barchan, seif, loess
  • Karst: sinkhole, polje, stalactite/stalagmite; Borra, Meghalaya caves
  • Coastal: cliff, arch, stack; spit, bar, tombolo, lagoon (Chilika, Pulicat, Vembanad)
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