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A sand dune is a hill made out of sand created by a series of winds. They form in Different shapes and sizes.

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2 A sand dune is a hill made out of sand created by a series of winds. They form in Different shapes and sizes

3 - Wind blows by the area picking up sand particles. - As the wind loses energy it drops the sand suspended within it -Over a long period of time( also with varied winds and textures of sand ) distinctive dune shapes are created

4 A crescent-shaped sand dune with “horns” of the dune pointing downwind

5 A giant ripple-like sand dune formed at a right angle to the direction of the prevailing winds

6 Dispositional features made of hills of sand that are stabilized by vegetation at each end

7 Dispositional feature formed when wave action drags sand along the shoreline as waves break at angles on the earths surface

8 A sand that resembles a star because the wind direction is variable

9 - Land development and recreational uses -Alteration, people protecting sand from coming into residential areas - building dirt jumps on them Affecting Protecting Some countries have created groups to protect sand dunes ( sand dune stabilization )

10 -Provides food for organisms -Provides camouflage - Re shapes the land -Destroys vegetation - Excessive erosion

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