A ) Loess
B ) Sund dunes
C ) Piedmont ✅
D ) Desert Payment
Explanation:
✅ Answer: Piedmont is NOT caused by wind erosion.
Because:
- Sand dunes → wind erosion ✅
- Deflation hollows → wind erosion ✅
- Yardangs → wind erosion ✅
- Piedmont → ❌ Not wind (formed by water or glacier deposition)
Explanation:
Piedmont refers to:
A gentle sloping area formed at the base of mountains, usually created by deposition from rivers or glaciers, not by wind.
- It's typically formed due to alluvial deposits brought by water (streams and rivers) coming down from mountains.
- Sometimes, glacial or tectonic activity also contributes.