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Hoodoos Research Paper

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The formation of Hoodoos is unique and complicated. Its development in highly related to the erosion caused by wind, rain and the Sun (Scheidegger, 1958). The Hoodoos is formed by two parts, hard rock at the top and the sedimentary rock at the bottom. Majority of hoodoos are found in the badland topology (Scheidegger, 1958). It is because the badland topology has significantly less vegetation than other landforms, which causes less water can be held on the ground surface and more exposed to raindrop impact (Scheidegger, 1958; Tanaka, Hachinohe & Matsukura, 1996). The reduced moisture on ground will lead to higher erosion rate to rocks since moisture texture can help to increase the holding capacity of the soil (Tanaka, Hachinohe & Matsukura,

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