Question

Which erosional agency is responsible for the formation of ravines and badlands

Answer 1

Answer:

The soil-forming process and the erosional process of running water and wind are ... Badland is a region with a large number of deep gullies or ravines, e.g., ...

Answer 2

ANSWER:

Water erosion is responsible for the formation of ravines and badlands.

EXPLANATION:

Ravine- A ravine is type of land form which is usually narrower than a canyon and it results from water erosion by streams. As a land form it is larger than gullies but smaller than valleys. It is a fluvial slope land form with relatively steep cross-sectional sides (gradient 7-20%). Other terms that are used for ravine are: cleuh, gorge, kloof in south Africa, Gravina in Puglia, glen, dell etc.

Badlands- They are dry regions with alternate color bands (dark black/blue coal to bright clays to red scoria) formed due to extensive erosion of sedimentary rocks by wind and water. Common land forms in badlands are canyons, hoodoos, ravines, mesas, gullies, buttes etc. They are difficult to navigate by foot. Their important features are:

• Steep slopes
• No or minimum vegetation
• Lack of substantial regolith
• High drainage density