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Revision as of 20:42, 22 May 2012
Landforms are categorised by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure, and soil type.
Landform by process
Landforms organized by the processes that create them.
Aeolian landforms
Aeolian landforms are formed by the wind and include:
Coastal and oceanic landforms
Coastal and oceanic landforms include:
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Accreting_coast_Image6.svg/250px-Accreting_coast_Image6.svg.png)
Erosion landforms
Landforms produced by erosion and weathering usually occur in coastal or fluvial environments, and many appear under those headings as well.
Fluvial landforms
Fluvial landforms include:
Mountain and glacial landforms
Mountain and glacial landforms include:
Slope landforms
Slope landforms include:
Volcanic landforms
Volcanic landforms include: