Chinese Loess Plateau, or simply the Loess Plateau, is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.
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11 Facts About Loess Plateau
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The depositional setting of the Chinese Loess Plateau was shaped by the tectonic movement in the Neogene period, after which strong southeast winds caused by the East Asian Monsoon transported sediment to the plateau during the Quaternary period.
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Loess Plateau is yellow eolian sediments that were transported by wind from an arid or semi-arid region during the Quaternary period.
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Source of loess in the Chinese Loess Plateau is the Gobi Desert and the desert nearby, including the Tengger Desert, Badain Jaran Desert, Ulan Buh Desert, Mu Us Desert and Hobq Desert.
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Since the Gobi Desert and the sand deserts are located northwest of the Chinese Loess Plateau, the prevailing wind builds a linkage for all these places.
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Loess Plateau materials are formed from the mountains during tectonic activities.
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Therefore, the loess in the Chinese Loess Plateau is mainly produced by the three mountain ranges and deposited in the deserts.
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Different natural hazards connected with the Loess Plateau include dust storms, floods and droughts, locust swarms and landslides.
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Loess Plateau becomes more vulnerable to locust swarms because the climate becomes cooler and more humid.
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From 1965 to 1979, more than 1000 landslides that happened in the Loess Plateau were triggered by earthquake shocks and monsoonal summer rainfall.
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Soil erosion in the Loess Plateau is affected by many factors, including vegetation cover, precipitation, strength of winds, climate etc.
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