GEOG 306: Geomorphology: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (Revision 1) Report a Broken Link

GEOG 306: Geomorphology: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms introduces geomorphology, the scientific study of landforms and land-forming processes. This course will help you gain an understanding of how a myriad of processes act at or near Earth’s surface, as well as how they integrate across time, from modern to geological timescales, to create and shape the landforms that make up the canvas of our physical environment.

Unit 1: Introduction to Geomorphology


Lab Assignments Orientation


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Lab Assignment 1: Introduction to Topographic Maps and Aerial Photography


Unit 2: The Geomorphology of Canada


Unit 3: Weathering and Soils


Unit 4: Slope Forms and Processes


Unit 5: Glacial Processes and Landforms


Lab Assignment 4: Glacial Processes and Landforms


Lab Assignment 5: Ice Ages and Dating Geomorphologic Features


Unit 6: Periglaciation and Permafrost Landscapes


Lab Assignment 7: Fluvial Landforms


TODO: Badlands link

Unit 7: Fluvial Processes and Landforms


Unit 8: Costal Processes and Landforms


Unit 9: Karst and Aeolian Landforms and Processes


Lab Assignment 10: Zoogeomorphology: Animals as Geomorphic Agents


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Course Orientation


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