What is Geomorphology?
                     Geomorphology: Intersection of Geography and Geology
INTRODUCTION Geomorphology has its origins in the nineteenth century with the results of exploration, and the realization that the 
surface of the earth had been shaped over a long time 
through the operation of processes that are largely in 
operation today (uniformitarianism).
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GEOMORPHOLOGY Geomorphology is the study of landforms and landform evolution. The topic traditionally has been studied both 
DEFINITION qualitatively, which is the description of landforms, and quantitatively, which is process-based and describes 
forces acting on Earth’s surface to produce landforms and 
landform change.
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History of Although the study of geomorphology has been around since ancient times, the first official geomorphologic 
Geomorphology model was proposed between 1884 and 1899 by the 
American geographer William Morris Davis. 
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Davis's theories Davis's theories were important in launching the field of geomorphology and were innovative at the time, as 
a new way to explain physical landform features.
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Geomorphological An erosional process involves the wearing down of the earth’s surface by wind, water, and/or ice. A 
Processes depositional process is the laying down of material 
that has been eroded by wind, water, and/or ice. 
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Fluvial Fluvial geomorphological processes are related to rivers and streams. The flowing water found here is 
important in shaping the landscape in two ways.
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Mass Movement The mass movement process, also sometimes called   mass wasting, occurs when soil and rock move down a 
slope under the force of gravity. The movement of the 
material is called creeping, sliding, flowing, toppling, 
and falling.
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Glacial Glaciers are one of the most significant agents of landscape change because of their massive size 
converts to power as they move across an area. 
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Weathering Weathering is an erosional process that involves the mechanical wearing down of rock by a plant’s roots 
growing and pushing through it, ice expanding in its 
cracks, and abrasion from sediment pushed by wind 
and water, as well as the chemical break down of rock 
like limestone. 
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