Lithosphere: Glaciated Uplands Glacier formation Glacier as a system Processes of erosion.
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Lithosphere
• Earth changes– Internal geological processes earthquakes
volcanic eruptions
– External geological processes
Earth´s Surface
Wind Water Human activity
erosion
Erosion
Changes on Earth
External
Erosion: water
Erosion: wind
InternalEarthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, etc
Erosion: Human activity
Fluvial
Pluvial
Arthropic
Glacial
Anthropic Erosion
• Inadequate agricultural practices-planting crops on hills or inclined land where minerals can be washed away
Anthropic Erosion
• Eliminating vegetation on forest floors: mechanically, chemically or by using fire.