Wind erosion results in the formation of the following land forms except.

Analyze the question: We need the landform that is not produced by wind erosion. Note the key word "except."

Concept: Wind does two main jobs in deserts:

• Erosion (deflation and abrasion, which wear rock away)
• Deposition (wind drops the sand it carries and builds up features)

Examining each option:

• A. Zeugen: Tabular, table-like rock ridges with a hard cap rock over softer rock. Wind abrasion cuts into the softer layers. Erosional.
• B. Yardang: Streamlined, elongated rock ridges aligned with the wind direction, carved by abrasion. Erosional.
• C. Ventifact: Pebbles or rocks polished, faceted or shaped by wind-blown sand. Erosional.
• D. Barchan: A crescent-shaped sand dune with its horns pointing downwind. It is built from sand that has been deposited by wind. Depositional.

Answer: Barchan is the only landform formed by wind deposition, not erosion, so it is the exception.

Exam tip: Remember the erosion features with "Z-Y-V": Zeugen, Yardang, Ventifact (plus deflation hollows, mushroom rocks/pedestals, inselbergs). Anything to do with dunes (barchan, seif, transverse) or loess is deposition.