Learning Objectives
- Understand the processes of erosion, deposition, and weathering by geomorphic agents such as water, wind, and glaciers, and their role in shaping landforms and landscapes over time.
- Examine the role of running water in shaping landforms, including the formation of valleys, floodplains, and deltas through erosion and deposition.
- Understand the formation of unique landforms in limestone regions due to chemical weathering processes, resulting in features such as sinkholes, caves, and stalactites.
- Analyze how glaciers erode and deposit materials to form landforms like cirques, moraines, and drumlins, and their impact on shaping mountainous regions.
- Study the dynamic processes of waves and currents in shaping coastal landforms, including cliffs, beaches, and barrier islands, and the differences between high rocky and low sedimentary coasts.
- Examine wind as a geomorphic agent in arid regions, leading to the formation of features like sand dunes, deflation hollows, and desert pavements.