After reading this article you will learn about Physiography of Arid Zone:- 1. General Physiography of Arid Zone 2. Physiographic Divisions of Arid Zone. General Physiography of Arid Zone: The whole region is dry and bears a desolate appearance with blown sand as its main feature. Generally, three types of sand dunes are present, namely: (a) Longitudinal dunes, (b) Barchans, [...]
Geomorphology is a science of the evolution, classification and mapping of the landforms. Evolution of the landforms depends on the geological time scale and not on the human time scale. Geomorphology significantly contributes in the development and management of the natural environment. On the basis of factual and functional aspects, geomorphological investigations could be of following types: 1. Physiognomic Geomorphology [...]
This article throws light upon the 8 major types of soils of arid zone. The types are: 1. Sand Dunes 2. Light Brown Sandy Soils 3. Gravelly and Had Pan Soils 4. Brown Light Loams 5. Grey Brow Loams 6. Sierozems Sierozems with Dunes 7. Soils of Gahggar Flood Plain Bed Fine Alluvium 8. Saline Flood Plains with Dunes. Type [...]