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Geomorphology
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The scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface. Geomorphologists combine field observation, physical experiments and numerical modeling to read landform history and predict change, working across physical geography, geology, geodesy, climatology and engineering; on this atlas the discipline carries the surface processes, while places and their landforms stay with geography.
Facts
Central QuestionWhy do landscapes look the way they do, and how do landforms and terrain evolve? 1 ScopeGeomorphology studies the origin and evolution of landforms and the surface processes, erosion, deposition, weathering and tectonics, that produce them. 1 SignificanceGeomorphology assesses natural hazards such as landslides and coastal erosion and explains how a landscape came to have its present shape. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Geomorphologists work within disciplines including geodesy.
Includes
A slope process shaping terrain at and near the surface.
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1. Geomorphology (Wikipedia)
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the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth's surface
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