General Studies I · Subtopic
Geomorphology
Official syllabus
Salient features of world’s physical geography.
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What this covers
Geomorphology studies landforms, the materials from which they develop and the processes that create and modify them. Distinguish endogenic processes driven within the Earth from exogenic processes operating at or near the surface. Examine weathering, mass movement, erosion, transportation and deposition as a linked denudational sequence, while recognizing that structure, lithology, climate, relief, time and human action condition the resulting landscape.
Key ideas
- Endogenic and exogenic processes
- Tectonics uplift and volcanism
- Weathering and mass movement
- Erosion transportation and deposition
- Fluvial glacial aeolian karst and coastal systems
- Structure lithology climate and time
- Slope and drainage development
- Landscape evolution and hazards