1. The geographical cycle of erosion recognizes that landscapes undergo planation over time through erosion processes, eventually reducing relief to a minimum.
2. William Davis defined the cycle as having three stages - youth, maturity, and old age - based on changes in erosion rates and landscape morphology.
3. Walther Penck modified Davis' model to account for continuous interaction between uplift and erosion rates, proposing his own multi-stage cycle of changing erosion intensity and landform development.
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Useful notes on Geographical Cycle of Erosion
The concept of geographical cycle of erosionrecognises the possibility of obliteration of relief,
or planation, during the life history of a landscape, by process of erosion, occurring in a
sequence of orderly changes, finally reducing the landscape relief to a minimum.
The earth scientists have attempted to interpret geomorphological processes or forces on the
basis of these cycles of erosion.
Views of William Morris Davis:
Davis defined a geographical cycle as that sequence of changes which an uplifted block has to
undergo before it gets reduced to base level or peneplane.
He postulated that a geographical cycle is a function of three factors:
1. Structure: Which includes ‘nature’ (hardness, permeability) and ‘attitude’ (folds, faults,
joints, slopes) of rocks?
2. Process: Implies the factors or agents responsible for weathering and erosion.
3. Time: Implies the stage at which the cycle is—youth, maturity or old age.
Davisian Cycle of Erosion:
The major assumption which Davis made was that the erosionstarts only after the uplift has
stopped.
Youth:
The uplift is complete and has stopped. Immediately erosion of the uplifted block sets in. The
streams follow initial irregularities available without adjusting to the structure. These are
consequent streams. The floors of the valley suffer down cutting while the summits remain
almost unaffected. Increased relief heralds the beginning of mature age, indicated by widening
of the gap between lines ‘A’ and ‘B’ (Fig. 1.44).
Maturity:
At this stage, the vertical erosion slows down and the horizontal action increases. A
characteristic feature is the erosionof mountain tops at a faster rate than lowering of the valley
floor. The coming closer of lines ‘A’ and ‘B’ indicates emergence of a gentle slope. The
subsequent streams gain importance now.
Old Age:
A gentle gradient, accentuated by horizontal action and deposition, reduces the erosion intensity.
A thick layer of sediment represents the earlier erosion activity. The landforms get mellowed—
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lines ‘A’ and ‘B’ run parallel to each other. Relicts of mountains or monad knocks are dotting
the water divides and a featureless plain—peneplane is produced.
Positive Aspects:
1. The Davisian cycle affords a genetic classification and nomenclature of landscape, as
compared to a morphological one and provides the means of expressing texture and the build of
a landscape.
2. The consideration by Davis of change in base level as indication of the initiation of a new
cycle has certain advantages. One, the base level change can be considered a unit of time
compared to the geologists’ stratigraphical time unit. Two, the base level changes during
glaciations are accommodated.
Drawbacks:
1. In a way, the geographical cycle proposed by Davis is backward looking as it considers
complete suspension of uplift after the erosionhas set in.
2. There are no logical grounds for the assumption that flat slopes are old and steep slopes are
young. Other variables controlling the slope are nature of soil material and the bedrock, climate,
vegetation and the downslope factors acting at the slope foot.
3. An ideal Davisian cycle would take millions of years to complete. What about the earth
movements during the cycle?
4. Too much of generalisation in the Davisian cycle presents an inadequate framework for
landform interpretation.
5. There is little evidence to prove that landforms actually evolve to an end product or
peneplane.
Views of Penck:
Penck made certain deviations from the views of Davis. One, the erosiondoes not remain
suspended till the uplift is complete. In fact, he said, the geomorphic forms are an expression of
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the phase and rate of uplift in relation to the rate of degradation, and that interaction between the
two factors, uplift and degradation, is continuous. Two, the rate of uplift keeps changing.
Penck proposed three types of valley slopes on the basis of erosional intensity acting on crustal
movements.
1. Straight slope:
Indicating uniform erosionintensity and a uniform development of landforms or ‘Gleichformige
Entwickelung’ in German.
2. Convex slope:
Indicating waxing erosionintensity and a waxing development of landforms or ‘Aufsteigende
Entwickelung.
3. Concave slope:
Indicating waning erosionintensity and a waning development of landforms or ‘Absteigende
Entwickelung.’
Penck’s Cycle of Erosion:
Refer, to Fig. 1.46. The cycle has several stages.
Stage 1:
With uplift, the interfluves, as well as the lower parts, rise. There is a lack of brisk undercutting.
Penck used the term ‘Primarumpf’ to represent the characteristic landscape before upliftment.
Primarumpf is, in fact, initial surface or primary peneplane representing either newly emerged
surface from below sea level or a ‘fastenbene’ or ‘peneplane’ type of land surface converted into
featureless landmass by uplift.
Stage 2:
Here, the rate, of downcutting is less than the rate of uplift. There is not much change in relief.
Stage 3:
Rate of downcutting becomes equal to the rate of uplift. Again, there is not much change in
relief.
Stage 4:
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Uplift comes to an end and the downcutting further intensifies. The height of interfluves
decreases. Deepening of valleys accelerates. A convex slope results: this is the stage of waxing
erosionor Aufsteigende Entwickelung.
Stage 5:
The downcutting and the deepening of valleys slows down. The interfluves are rounded and
further lowered. A concave slope results: this is the stage of waning erosion or Absteigende
Entwickelung.
Stage 6:
Uniform erosionor Gleichformige Entwickelung characterises the end product— endruiripf or
endplain.
Positive Points:
1. Penck followed a deductive approach and did not restrict himself to any particular condition.
2. Compared to the Davisian cycle, Penck’s approach was forward looking.
3. Penck, quite appropriately, emphasised the mutual relation between uplift and the deepening
of valleys. This indicates Penck’s respect for geological evidence. Penck’s third stage is evident
in the Middle Alps.
Drawbacks:
1. Penck gave too much importance to the role of endogenetic forces.
2. The orderliness in landform changes, as assumed by Penck, may be difficult to achieve.
3. Inadequate knowledge about the initial pristine landscape does not allow much verification.
4. The concept of geographical cycle of erosion itself has been criticisedby many, since many of
the cyclic generalisations are based on untested assumptions. An overemphasis on historical and
evolutionary studies in landforms results in the reconstructionof stages of evolution becoming
the focus of study.