Geomorphology |
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Contents | xi |
The aims and position of geomorphology | xxii |
The Davisian geographical cycle | xxii |
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aggradation angle anticline areas base level basins beach beds boulder clay capture caused Chalk channel Chapter chemical weathering cliff climate coast concave convexity corals corrie cycle debris denudation deposits deserts downcutting drainage drainage basins drift dunes effect eroded erosion surfaces escarpment example explanation see text flow folds formation geological geomorphology glacial glacier gradient granite gravel Greensand hypothesis ice sheet inselbergs joints karst lake landforms landscape later layers limestone lithology load longshore drift lower material meanders meltwater moraines movement occur pattern peneplain periglacial period permeable PLATE plateau Pleistocene polygons possible Post-glacial present probably reefs regions relief resistant result ridges river river capture roche moutonnée rocks sand Sandstone sea level sediments shorelines slope soil solifluxion solution South Downs stream structure subaerial superimposed temperature terraces Tertiary tropical upper usually valley vegetation velocity waste mantle waves wind zone