Erosion Around the World by Hailey Hunter https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4 en-us 2023-03-07 17:56:24 UTC 2025-11-19 07:04:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Fish River Canyon, Namibia haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507329961 Fish River Canyon was created by the same form of water erosion that was able to create the Grand Canyon. After millions of years Fish River running through the land began to weather and erode the land away. The river still runs through the canyon and will continue to wear away and erode at the land around it.]]> 2023-03-07 18:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507329961 Arches National Park, Utah haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507333573 The Arches found in Arches National Park, Utah, are very well known. However, most people do not realize how they formed. Over millions of years, the softer sandstone was weathered down by earth's forces. Eventually, wind began to erode away at the worn sandstone in the center, creating this land form. ]]> 2023-03-07 18:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507333573 Angkor Wat, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507348961 Biological erosion comes in many forms, one of which is through the plant life. In this case, trees roots are eroding away at both the land and the architecture. This can happen over hundreds of years, depending on what is growing and where it is growing.]]> 2023-03-07 18:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507348961 Cape Hatteras, NC haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507355296 Cape Hatteras in North Carolina is a great example of coastal erosion caused by waves. As the waves hit the sandy coast, it both pushes the land back and even takes some of it with it. These waves take the sand away from the coast and deposit it back into the ocean when the waves retract. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, which looks over the surrounding ocean, used to be much further from the ledge of land it sits on. Over time, coastal erosion will cause the lighthouse to be in danger of the ocean itself. Unlike most erosion, taking place over millions of years, this coastal erosion will continue to be visible in a matter of decades.]]> 2023-03-07 18:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507355296 White Desert, Bawati، Egypt haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507359100 Similar to the Arches in Utah, the White Desert in Egypt is greatly affected by the wind. The sand found in this desert was originally just another part of the land, but millions of years of wind carved and eroded the land to look like it was covered in flour or chalk.]]> 2023-03-07 18:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2507359100 Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2514840371 Mount Baker in Snoqualmie National Forest has peaks greatly affected by erosion. As the glaciers covering the mountaintops begin to melt, they slowly move down the mountain. This causes plucking and abrasion, which destroys and move the rock underneath of it.]]> 2023-03-13 17:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2514840371 Bełchatów Coal Mine, Św. Barbary, Rogowiec, Poland haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2518086984 Bełchatów Coal Mine, found in Poland, is a huge mine that contains one of Poland's largest coal reserves. Though this may not seem like a form of erosion, it can be classified as human erosion because the land was excavated for human use. Mines like these are always being dug up more and more, and continue to be used for decades until they no longer seem to possess the desired material they were initially used for.]]> 2023-03-15 16:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2518086984 Seikan Tunnel, Japan haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2518107667 A form of human erosion that people use in their everyday lives are tunnels. Seikan Tunnel in Japan is a tunnel that is around 460 feet under sea level, and for many years it was the longest railway in the world. People take out land and create tunnels to make room for easier transportation, like in this situation. These kinds of tunnels take years to dig out, build, and pass safety regulations, but once they are up and running they are a big help to travelers everywhere. ]]> 2023-03-15 17:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2518107667 The Great Lakes haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2522514415 Every single one of the Great Lakes found in North America is a result of erosion because of a glacier. Millions of years ago during the ice age, a giant glacier covered and moved around this area. As it moved, abrasion and plucking took place. Abrasion is where the glacier grinds into the rock it is above and wears it down, and plucking is where the glacier picks up the worn down rock and continues to drag it with it. When these particular glaciers began to melt, the water filled the land it had carved into. ]]> 2023-03-19 21:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2522514415 York, PA haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2522768877 Works Cited:

"Great Lakes Ecoregion." National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1 February 2019. www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/freshwater/great-lakes-ecoregion. Accessed on 19 March 2023.

"Pola Bełchatów." Show Caves.  www.showcaves.com/english/pl/mines/Belchatow.html. Accessed on 19 March 2023.

"Geologic Formations." Nation Park Service. www.nps.gov/arch/learn/nature/geologicformations.htm. Accessed on 18 March 2023.

"Welcome to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest." Forest Service. www.fs.usda.gov/mbs. Accessed on 18 March 2023.

White, Mary. "Examples of Ice Erosion: Effects Over Time." Your Dictionary. examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-ice-erosion.html. Accessed on 16 March 2023.

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Werner, Anna. "Nine Of The World's Most Spectacular Tunnels." Volvo. 25 June 2019. www.volvoce.com/global/en/building-tomorrow/spirit-magazine/driving-under-the-fjords/nine-of-the-worlds-most-spectacular-tunnels/. Accessed on 10 March 2023.

Alden, Andrew. "What Is Biological or Organic Weathering of Rocks?" ThoughtCo. 11 February 2019. www.thoughtco.com/organic-weathering-1440857. Accessed on 16 March 2023.

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"Black-tailed prairie dog." Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/black-tailed-prairie-dog#:~:text=Black%2Dtailed%20prairie%20dogs%20are%20found%20on%20the%20Great%20Plains,%2C%20flat%2C%20sparsely%20vegetated%20grasslands. Accessed 21 March 2023.



Picture:
https://www.awsfzoo.com/exhibit/prairie-dog/ 
(all other pictures came from padlet's recommended pictures)
]]> 2023-03-20 02:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2522768877 Chihuahua, Mexico haileyhunter3 https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2525778766 This is a prairie dog. Prairie dogs are found around parts of North America, like Chihuahua, Mexico. These tiny creatures might not look capable of erosion, but their impact does not go unnoticed. Prairie dogs are an animal that uses tunnels for their homes and protection. This tunneling is a form of erosion, much like how humans create tunnels for easy travel. This erosion happens quickly, only taking these creature days to have a functional tunnel.]]> 2023-03-21 17:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/haileyhunter3/tn4mbbv1i80geos4/wish/2525778766