On the far side of the desert, moisture in the air causes the particles and dust to settle on the ground. There, grass and the roots of other plants trap the dust and hold it to the ground. More dust slowly accumulates, and loess is formed. Loess often develops into extremely fertile agricultural soil.

This erosion can destroy habitats for animals such as turtles, seagulls, and pelicans. The cities of Houston and Galveston fall within this ecoregion. Plowing farmland in order to plant crops also increases soil erosion. Because of its rich soil, most of the Blackland Prairie has been converted to farmland.

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition: Rolling Plains This area generally receives a moderate amount of rainfall that helps shape the land. Trees and grasses prevent large amounts of soil erosion due to water and wind.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition from the terrestrial surface topography and soil characteristics. These processes, for example, have formed a variety of landforms in Texas like beaches, plateaus, mountains, and canyons as well as soil types like fertile soil, clay-rich soil, and sandy soil.

Loess soils are among the most fertile in the world, principally because the abundance of silt particles ensures a good supply of plant-available water, good soil aeration, extensive penetration by plant roots, and easy cultivation and seedbed production.

Extensive loess deposits are found in northern China, the Great Plains of North America, central Europe, and parts of Russia and Kazakhstan. The thickest loess deposits are near the Missouri River in the U.S. state of Iowa and along the Yellow River in China.

Loess is a deposit of large particles of sediment or soil. In China, soil from the Loess Plateau erodes into the Yellow River. This erosion creates problems that have occurred from ancient times to the present. Unfortunately, during the last four decades, too much sediment has threatened the river.

Movement of the Soil Due to Wind Erosion Wind erosion can result in a variety of types of movement of the soil. These three types different types include suspension, creep, and saltation. Suspension occurs when the wind takes fine particles of dirt and dust into the area and can move said particles over long distances.

Explain why incoming waves refract (bend) toward the beach until they strike the shore head-on. Friction with the bottom slows the part of the wave that is in the shallower water, while the part in the deep water keeps moving fast. This causes the wave to bend gradually toward the shoreline.

Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials and are effective agents in regions with sparse vegetation, a lack of soil moisture and a large supply of unconsolidated sediments. Although water is a much more powerful eroding force than wind, aeolian processes are important in arid environments such as deserts.