1. Class 8b: Desert and glacial landforms

2. Desert landforms Tend to be stark, barren (not much soil)

3. Desert landforms Water actually matters the most

4. Desert landforms

5. Alluvial fans "Wineglass canyons" lead to alluvial fans

6. Desert landforms Erg: sea of sand (Arabic for sand) Reg: “desert pavement” (Arabic for stone)

7. Glaciers A pile of snow moving like a very slow river

8. Glaciers Formed where there's always snow

9. How do glaciers move? Slides on water (melting and re-freezing)

10. Glacial erosion and transport

11. Glacial deposition Soil and rocks left behind when glacier retreats Outwash plain: Glacial erratics:

12. Continental glaciers

13. Moraines (deposition features) Kettles:

14. Continental glaciers

15. Alpine glaciers Smaller scale processes