Question

Explain in detail the concept of the Cycle of Erosion.

Answer 1

Answer:

Definition of cycle of erosion. : the sequence of changes in a landscape from the start of its erosion by running water, waves and currents, or glaciers until it has been reduced to the baselevel of erosion which limits the activity of the agents concerned. — called also geomorphic cycle.

Answer 2

The cycle of erosion

Explanation:

• To understand the cycle of evolution of a landscape , let us start with a relatively flat upland area in a humid region .
• During the youth stage , the area remains more or less flat .The stream valleys are generally narrow .
• In mature stage  , the relief of land increases and the landscape is changed into one consisting of hills and valleys . The '' relief '' of  and area may be defined as maximum difference in the elevation .
• In the old stage ,the streams will approach base level and the land will reduce to a peneplain .The ''peneplain''is an undulating plain which lies nearly at base level . Some mounds or hillocks of hard rock still persist . These hillocks are called ''monadnocks ''