GPHY 242 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Geomorphology, Geologic Hazards, Uniformitarianism
14 Nov 2017
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The study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments. Geomorphology is the study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the earth. This includes looking at landscapes to figure out how the earth surface processes, such as air, water and ice, can mold the landscape. Geomorphic processes are forming landforms today, changing the landscape, although o>en very slowly. Most geomorphic processes operate at a slow rate, but this is punctuated by large episodic events such as landslides or floods, which cause rapid change to the environment. These large episodic events often threaten populations, so geologic hazards (e. g. volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides) fall within the interests of geomorphologists. And finally, geomorphology contributes to a range of environmental investigations and management issues, so it is a really broad discipline we will learn from the big picture down to specific processes. Everything that we look at in geomorphology is a system.
