302-Lecture 1

General Outline

Overview, Global Morphology and Tectonics

 

I.   Introduction

a.  Definition of geomorphology

b.  Subdiscipline variation

c.  Emphasis on climatic and process geomorphology

d.  Structure, process and time

e.  Concept of morphoclimatic zones

II.   Concept of spatial and temporal scale

      a.  Geomorphic order and persistence; relative scales

III.  Endogenic and exogenic processes

      a.  Definitions and examples

b.  Driving processes

c.  Terminology

d.  Event magnitude, frequency and recurrence interval

e.  Event energy considerations

IV.   Models of landscape evolution

V.     Course goals

VI.   First order landforms

a.  Hyosographic curve

b.  Changes in sea level

c.  Bimodal distribution of elevation

      d.  Hemispheric distribution of landmasses