Many factors have contributed to increase in life expectancy. Examples such as medical advancements in modern medicine, less wars being fought, improvement in sanitation, eating a healthy diet, a overall healthier lifestyle (for example, people don’t smoke cigarettes as much as the olden days) and easier access to education.
Erosional landforms occur more often in the colder periods of the year because in this parts of the year there's usually more rain, and also there's snow ,and most importantly ice. The rain and snow contribute to the chemical decomposition of the rocks, while the ice with it's pressure contributes to the physical decomposition of the rocks, by literary increasing it's volume inside the cracks of the rocks and break them from the inside.