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Geography 306: Geomorphology: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms introduces geomorphology, the study of the morphology of landforms and processes operating at the earth’s surface. This course will help students to develop an understanding of how different processes shape landforms and landscapes, and their evolution through time and space in different contexts.

Unit 1: Introduction to Geomorphology

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 1.

British Broadcasting Company [Geo Dharma]. (2010, September 3). Plate tectonics [Video clip]. In Earth: The power of the planet. https://youtu.be/ryrXAGY1dmE
Campbell, H. [stevebd1]. (2008, January 31). Radiometric dating. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/1920gi3swe4
CanGEA: Canadian Geothermal Energy Association. (2019). Geothermal Energy. https://www.cangea.ca/geothermal-101.html
Jesus Raptor Productions. (2010, October 16). The geological periods of Earth [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/9ESo9oSqXns
Knight, P. G. [peterknightgeography] (2009, October 26). Geomorphology 1: Introduction [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/_ijoXMcS1XI
Sumner, D. Y. [summnerd] (2009, January 5). Time in sedimentary rocks. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/fBjR_1vK9ug
Sun (Sunlight). (2017, January 9). The encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 01:42, June 2, 2020 from https://editors.eol.org/eoearth/index.php?title=Sun_(Sunlight)&oldid=115385
The theory of isostasy. [Video]. (n.d.) Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/isostasy-geology
University of Cincinnati [ProjectSTEPUC]. (2011, January 21). Newton’s universal law of gravitation – Science in a Minute [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Jk5E-CrE1zg
Wolman , M. G., & Miller, J. P. (1960). Magnitude and frequency of forces in geomorphic processes. The Journal of Geology, 68(1), 54–74.
Reading for Laboratory 1: Introduction to Topographic Maps and Aerial Photography
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Black and white panchromatic airphotos and their interpretation. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 1–11). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 2: The Geomorphology of Canada

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 2.

ArchAngelsIma (2009, July 2). The many geographical regions of Canada [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/qjMyRvtYXks
Atlas Pro. (2020, March 21). What causes an ice age? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ziqeZTruWMY
Atlas Pro. (2020, April 18). The geography of the Ice Age [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Pg0Z3LappEM
CTV News [LOLASBOLA]. (2008, November 23). New footage of meteor. Edmonton, Canada [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/P4E_jrYquYM
Dennie, D. [Esteem Interactive Learning]. (2007, March 13). The Chicxulub Crater [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0EyDd7rZWnE
drgvettoretti. (2008, October 6). The last ice age (120 000 years ago to modern) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/USIAcXfv39k
kalvinmeek. (2010, October 13). Canadian landforms [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YfJphkPjf-g
Mr G. (2009, July 29). Sea floor spreading & magnetic polarity stripes [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YIAXiE8RedA
Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). Earthquakes Canada - Canada. http://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-eng.php
Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). Physiographic regions. Geology and Geosciences. https://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/geology.html

Note: You will need to scroll down to the Physiographic Regions section.
Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources. (2011, August 31). Quaternary glaciation [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/u29pB6H7zxE
Reading for Laboratory 2: Weathering and Structural Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Bedrock terrains. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 13–33). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 3: Weathering and Soils

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 3.

Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan. (n.d.) Orders. Soils of Canada. https://www.soilsofcanada.ca/orders/index.php
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). Simple methods for aquaculture – Soil. [Training course]. http://www.fao.org/tempref/FI/CDrom/FAO_Training/FAO_Training/General/x6706e/Index.htm

Read Chapter 1 General Background.
French, R. (2011, November 12). Biological weathering [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/emnQJftCZrA
ThoughtCo. (2019, February 11). What is biological or organic weathering of rocks? https://www.thoughtco.com/organic-weathering-1440857
Reading for Laboratory 3: Slope Processes and Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Slope movements. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 57–74). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 4: Slope Form and Processes

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 4.

Bad Day HQ. (2016, November 7). Disasters of the Century - Season 3 - Episode 28 - Vajont Dam Collapse | Ian Michael Coulson[Video]. Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/hjVJhe60hHQ
Global News. (2012, July 13). EPIC mudslide caught on camera [Raw Video] [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/n1cCs-S5EKc
Government of Alberta. (n.d.). Learn. Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. https://frankslide.ca/learn
Mackley, G. [geoffmackley]. (2009, May 20). Incredible video volcanic lahar caught on camera at Mt Ruapehu [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/5x5tZAHEoRU
Milligan, M. (2005). Thistle landslide revisited. Utah County, Utah. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Geological Survey. Survey Notes 37(2). http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/geosights/thistle.htm
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). (n.d.).  Landslides. Discovering geology. British Geological Survey. http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/hazards/landslides/home.html

On the Landslides page, study

  • Falls
  • Topples
  • Flows
Petley, D. (2009, November 30). Slumps caused by thawing ground on Mars and Earth. The Landslide Blog. https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2009/11/30/slumps-caused-by-thawing-ground-on-mars-and-earth/
Reading for Laboratory 4: Glacial Processes and Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Glaciated landscapes. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 35–55). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 5: Glacial Processes and Landforms

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 5.

350.org. (2009, August 21). 350 days in the life of a retreating glacier [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/6dFbuaz130c
Ameigh. M. S. [msameigh]. (2009, June 19). Drumlin zone - footprints of the ice age – part 4 of 14. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/2-9w5_WQH0Q
blunosr. (2011, August 29). Glacial till features [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gvFuDhVgKyA
cryocity. (2011, November 24). meltzone2011 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kYKKgn0GaY0
Cofaigh, C. Ó. (1996). Tunnel valley genesis. Progress in Physical Geography, 20(1), 1–19. doi:10.1177/030913339602000101
CSDMSmovie. (2011, January 4). Eyjafjallajökull glacial flood. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/WeW-5L2LgSQ
CSDMSmovie. (2011, January 4). Jökulhlaup over Sandur Iceland [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gKRFtm5Z8DM
euronews (in English). (2010, March 21). Mapping out the future of alpine glaciers [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/-SqGJk_fvuk
ex7rem3. (2007, March 2).  Glacier melting [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/qbQjukRmLSg
Flyability. (2016, January 18). Drone flies in crevasse [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Vklo_ng1hv8
Gedge. D. [Darron Gedge’s Geography Channel]. (2013, October 19). The formation of glaciers (part 1 of 4) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/VxasLA5EF9E
Gedge. D. [Darron Gedge’s Geography Channel]. (2013, October 19). By what processes do glaciers erode and transport material? (part 2 of 4) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/FYZtIVZmzlo
Gedge. D. [Darron Gedge’s Geography Channel]. (2013, February 16). Glacial deposition features (part 3 of 4) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/lJ1Uj_Tr3Rg
Gedge. D. [Darron Gedge’s Geography Channel]. (2013, October 21). Landforms formed by glacial erosion (part 4 of 4) [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/pDAjVbSLfoM
The Geographical Association. (2015, November 11). Subglacial bedforms: drumlins [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/145375348
Greenpeace International. (2007, May 30). Melting Himalayan glaciers [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/wD0IWb2w-jM
Hillaire-Marcel, C., Occhietti, S., & Vincent, J. S. (1981). Sakami moraine, Quebec: A 500-km-long moraine without climatic control. Geology, 9(5). 209–214. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1981)9<210:SMQAKM>2.0.CO;2
McMahon, J. (2010, April 12). Largest valley glacier of the Alps [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/10865591
mrcesaire. (2019, August 26). Glacial erratics and glacial till [Video]. SchoolTube. https://www.schooltube.com/media/Glacial-Erratics-and-Glacial-Till/1_975hqhcb
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. (2007, June 11). Updated Jakobshavn glacier calving front retreat from 2001 through 2006. Retrieved from https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3434
Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). Canadian landscapes fact sheets: Glacial meltwater landforms. Geological Survey of Canada. http://elibrary.sd71.bc.ca/subject_resources/science/7_support_files/chapter_9/glacial_meltwater_e.pdf
PBS [It’s Okay to Be Smart]. (2017, July 25). How do glaciers move? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/RnlPrdMoQ1Y
PBS NOVA [Aisha Geddes]. (2017, September 9). NOVA - Mystery of the mega flood. - Discovery science history (full documentary). [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/827hwFK14ec
Pelto. M. (20112010, March 12). Forecasting survival of alpine glaciers. [Video]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/10117635
RetainingWallExpert. (2008, September 25). Retaining wall soils - sand & glacial till [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/xp2qIcLNGb0
Riebe, B. (2008, June 17). Global glacier retreat  [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Pem4fpMwkSQ
Roller, L., Hudson, S., & Dole, K. [koreanita05]. (2010, March 9). Glacial movements and time lapse photography [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/xRZaDJxFjIA
SoilSNE. (2008, March 22).  Glaciation of Columbia Valley [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/it0LZ2n9RU8
Sonia Sjoberg. (2017, October 2). Mystery of the Scablands mega flood [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/YdiwsZMcxFg
Starr, C. (2007, June 11). Updated Jakobshavn glacier calving front retreat from 2001 through 2006 [Animations]. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3434
sumnerd. (2007, February 23). Sedimentary facies [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ydpJOgZYNBM
Van Norden, W. [wvannorden] (2010, March 15). Glacial erosion.mov. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/AG3luuhc-5Y
Vidal. J. (2010, November 26). A climate journey - the Andes: Retreat of the glaciers [Video]. The Guardian.  https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/nov/25/climate-change-ecuador-andes-glacier
Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources. (2011, September 1). Erratics [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/S0lTkOr__xY
Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources. (2011, August 31). Delta formation [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/adHiQ6Dn8DI
Virtual soil science learning resources. (2011, October 24). Moulin, kame and esker formation [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/CVAPWfyoxK4
Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources. (2011, August 31). Glacio-lacustrine parent material [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/MvnU8k7YGDc
Virtual Soil Science Learning Resources. (2011, August 31). Icebergs and rafting [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ssjV2h-hDFo
Wild About New Zealand. (2013, September12). River of Ice - Fox Glacier, Wild About New Zealand [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/HTtzWH0fzwU
Reading for Laboratory 5: Ice Ages and Dating Geomorphologic Features
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Glaciated landscapes. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 35–55). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 6: Periglaciation and Permafrost Landscapes

Required reading an viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 6.

Alaska National Park Service [AlaskaNPS]. (2011, October 19). Pingos in Alaska's arctic parks [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/4_mVhXYc7W4
Alaska National Park Service [AlaskaNPS]. (2012, January 30). Ice wedges in Alaska’s national parks. [Video]. YouTube. http://youtu.be/qZsHUcwEc3w
Alaska National Park Service [AlaskaNPS]. (2012, December 7). Thermokarst in Alaska's Arctic: Arctic Network Inventory and Monitoring Program [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/EOgLXc2Pe44
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung. (2016, March 7). Permafrost – what is it? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/lxixy1u8GjY
Dobkowski, J. (2014, August 18). Wolverine Lake thermokarst timelapse [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/4fCAcoy0X0M
Grosse, G., & Romanovsky, V. (2010). Why permafrost is thawing, not melting. Eos, 91(9), 87–88. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2010EO090003
Official W5. (2017, November 11). W5: What happens when the permafrost thaws? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/BFfuHmrW2gc
Permafrost Laboratory. (2011). Patterned ground [Images]. Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. http://permafrost.gi.alaska.edu/content/patterned-ground
Permafrost Technology Foundation [ColdClimateHousing]. (2012, October 12). The permafrost investigation [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3KvZaplc5Zo
Svaldrone.(2016, July 28). Patterned ground in Svalbard [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/EZ1ZWRgq_QE
Reading for Laboratory 6: Periglacial Landscapes and Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Permafrost terrain and peatland features. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 117–136). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 7: Fluvial Processes and Landforms

Required reading and viewing for GOEG 306 Unit 7.

Canadian Geographic. (n.d.). Drainage basins. This water-rich land. http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=waterrich&sub=waterrich_basics_drainage
Reading for Laboratory 7: Fluvial Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Running water and groundwater features. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 75–97). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 8: Coastal Processes and Landforms

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 8.

Gedge, D. (2014, June 29). Ocean waves and the erosion of coastal landforms: Coastal processes part 2 of 6. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/SoOb4fg7cqk
Gedge, D. (2014, June 29). Waves and longshore drift: Coastal processes part 4 of 6. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kJNB0dScA3o
Gedge, D. (2018, May 8). How are ocean waves formed? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/VjJcJ8Ul-hc
Haslett, S. [ProfSimonHaslett]. (2009, May 5). Coastal systems: Coastal sand dunes 1. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/OiAs1-VCsXs
Haslett, S.  [ProfSimonHaslett]. (2010, August 12). Santorini mega tsunami – Evidence from Kos? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/yFirWtWDef4
Haslett, S. [ProfSimonHaslett]. (2010, December 10). Ice Age sea-level change in Hong Kong. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/PG_5UA6cKpI
O’Connell, J. [Steven Baty]. (2012, May 19). Coastal landforms, processes and erosin [sic] control on Cape Cod & Southern Plymouth MA. [Video]. YouTube https://youtu.be/v7Kc3l-90V8
University of California San Diego. (2006). Motion of water within a seiche. [Animation]. Earthguide. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/waves/swf/wave_seiche.html
University of California San Diego. (2006). Waves: Wind waves: The motion of wind waves. Earthguide. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/waves/swf/wave_wind.html
University of California San Diego. (2006). Motion of water within a wind wave. [Animation]. Earthguide. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/waves/swf/wave_wind.swf
Reading for Laboratory 8: Coastal Environments
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Shorelines and wind effects. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 99–116). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Unit 9: Karst and Aeolian Landforms and Processes

Required reading and viewing for GEOG 306 Unit 9.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. (2001). Effects of wind erosion. Wind erosion control. Government of Alberta. https://www.alberta.ca/wind-erosion-control.aspx#toc-1
CCTV English. (2019, September 28). Amazing China: ‘A land formed by the blowing dust’ – Loess Plateau | CCTV English [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/w8TctA0G31Y
Duckeck, J. (2013). Karren. Show Caves of the World. http://www.showcaves.com/english/explain/Karst/Karren.html
Ford, D.C. (2017). The many landscapes of South Nahanni National Park. In O. Slaymaker,  Landscapes and landforms of Western Canada (pp. 205–225). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44595-3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ford_Clifford/publication/311315778_The_Many_Landscapes_of_South_Nahanni_National_Park/links/5c867a06a6fdcc068186c92e/The-Many-Landscapes-of-South-Nahanni-National-Park.pdf
Gedge, D. (2016, June 8). Formation of karst landscapes [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/XMgattdqc_I
K-State Research and Extension [KSREVideos]. (2013,  February 14). Wind erosion: The problem. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ETRK0tUKMjA
Stokes T. R., & Griffiths P. A. (2019). An overview of the karst areas in British Columbia, Canada. Geoscience Canada, 46(1), 49–66. https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2019.46.145
University Wyoming Extension [Exploring the Nature of Wyoming | UWyo Extension]. (2014, October 20). The Big Hollow and the power of wind erosion. [Video]. YouTube.  https://youtu.be/-4iFhBBbqOc
Readings for Laboratory 9: Karst and Aeolian Processes and Landforms
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Bedrock terrain. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 13–33). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Especially “Karst Topography,” pp. 26–27)
Mollard, J. D., & Janes, J. R. (1984). Shorelines and Wind Effects. In Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape (pp. 99–116). Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Publications.

Especially “Wind Effects,” pp. 109–115

Unit 10: Environmental Geomorphology

Reading for Laboratory 10: Zoogeomorphology: Animals as Geomorphic Agents
Parks Canada. (2020). Wood Buffalo National Park. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/woodbuffalo