1. Nature and Scope of Geomorphology.pdf

THIS PDF IS FOR DEFINITION,NATURE & SCOPE OF GEOMORPHOLOGY WHICH IS SHORT AND BEST FOR STUDY THIS TOPIC AS A LONG QUESTION AND TO DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING FOR THIS TOPIC.SPECIALLY PREPARED BY PROFESSOR R.B.TIWARI,WHO IS NOT ONLY A BEST TEACHER BUT ALSO A PERSON WHOSE METHOD OF TEACHING NEVER BORED YOU.

1. Nature and Scope of
Geomorphology
Dr. Rambooshan Tiwari
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
IGNTU, Amarkantak

2. Derivation of Geomorphology
Geo Earth
Morphos Forms
Logos Discourse

The term Geomorphology first used by Keith in 1894.
We can extend the term in the Study of Submarine
land forms.
A
Discourse
on
Earth
Forms

3. Definition of Geomorphology
Scientificstudyofsurfacefeaturesoftheearth
surfaceinvolvinginterpretativedescriptionofthe
landforms,theiroriginanddevelopmentand
natureandmechanismofgeomorphicprocesses
whichevolveslandforms.

4. Terms in Definition
Landforms
Earth Surface (including submarine features)
Interpretative Description
Origin and Development
Nature and Mechanism
Geomorphic Processes

5. ScientificStudyoftheoriginandevolutionof
topographicandbathymetricfeaturescreatedby
physical,chemicalorbiological processes
operatingatorneartheEarth’sSurface
.
Theanalysis,systematic descriptionand
understandingoflandscapeandtheprocessthat
changethem.

6. Subject Matter (Nature) of Geomorphology
1. Dimension and Scale of Relief Features (Landforms)
a.RelieffeaturesoftheFirstorder(continentandOcean)
b.RelieffeaturesoftheSecondorder(mountain,plateau,plains,
lakes)
c.RelieffeaturesoftheThirdorder(Relieffeaturesbydifferent
agents)
2.ProcessthatshapestheLandforms( dynamic
evolution)

7. 3. Approaches to Geomorphological Studies
a.Process Geomorphology (Climatology is Dominant).
b.Tectonic Geomorphology (Geological Roots of
Geomorphology).
c.Quantitative Geomorphology (geophysicist is Dominant)
d.Regional Geomorphology (Regional Geographers dominant)
e.Megamorphology(regional Scale analysis of landscape based
on images from earth surface)
4. Past, Present and Future Concerns:
(Description and
Classification of Landforms, Modelling)

8. SCOPE OF GEOGRAPHY