Types of Landforms

You don't need an eye of a geologist to identify and admire the different types of landforms around you. Being well-versed with the basic features of various landforms and their formation process will be more than enough.

Landforms are defined as the natural physical features found on the surface of the earth. They are created by the actions of various forces of nature, mainly wind, water, and ice. In most of the cases, it is the erosional and depositional activity carried out by these forces of nature (agents of erosion and deposition) that leads to the formation of different landforms. At other times, it is the movement of the earth's tectonic plates that contributes to their formation. Some landforms are created in a matter of few hours, while others take millions of years to appear.