Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them. It is derived from the Greek words "geo" meaning earth and "morph" meaning form. Geomorphology helps us understand geomorphological processes in different environments, detect natural hazards, identify landforms, and conduct coastal and river research. There are three main types of geomorphology: physical, chemical, and biological. The key geomorphic processes that shape landforms are erosion, transportation, and deposition, which involve the physical and chemical interaction between the earth's surface and natural forces.

1. GEOMORPHOLOGY AND
LANDFORMS
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2. WHAT IS GEOMORPHOLOGY?

3. WHAT IS GEOMORPHOLOGY?
• DERIVED FROM A GREEK WORD “GEO” WHICH IS EARTH AND “MORPHO” WHICH IS FORM.
THEREFORE GEOMORPHOLOGY IS A DISCOURSE ON EARTHS FORM, IT IS SCIENTIFIC STUDY
OF LANDFORMS AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE THEM.

4. IMPORTANCE OF GEOMORPHOLOGY
• TO UNDERSTAND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENT.
• TO DETECT NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS EFFICIENTLY, E.G.
EARTHQUAKE, FLOODING, LANDSLIDE, TSUNAMI, VOLCANISM ETC.
• TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS LANDFORM FEATURES AND LANDSCAPES
• TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS LANDFORM FEATURES FROM SATELLITE IMAGES
• COASTAL AND RIVER RESEARCH
• VULNERABILITY STUDIES

5. TYPES OF GEOMORPHOLOGY
• PHYSICAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
• CHEMICAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
• BIOLOGICAL GEOMORPHOLOGY

6. WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES WORK BEHIND
THE LANDFORMS?
• THE PROCESSES ARE DETERMINED BY SUCH NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL
VARIABLES AS GEOLOGY, CLIMATE, VEGETATION AND BASE LEVEL, TO SAY
NOTHING OF HUMAN INTERFERENCE.
• THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE EARTH'S SURFACE
AND THE NATURAL FORCES ACTING UPON IT TO PRODUCE LANDFORMS.
• THE PROCESS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMATION AND ALTERATION OF THE
EARTH'S SURFACE.

7. GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES
• THE GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES INCLUDE;
• EROSION
• TRANSPORTATION
• DEPOSITION

8. EROSION
• OCCURS WHEN RIVERS ERODE OR
WEAR AWAY THE LAND SURFACE
OVER WHICH THEY ARE FLOWING
• THE ROCK PARTICLES WHICH ARE
WORN AWAY FROM THE LAND
SURFACE ARE CALLED SEDIMENTS

9. TRANSPORTATION
• IS A PROCESS WHERE THE SEDIMENT PRODUCED BY EROSION IS CARRIED AWAY
DOWNSTREAM BY THE RIVER.

10. DEPOSITION
• HAPPENS WHEN THE SEDIMENT MAY SETTLE EITHER ON THE RIVER
BED.
• WHERE THE WATER FLOWS MORE SLOWLY AS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN,
OR EVENTUALLY ON THE SEA BED.

11. REFERENCES
• NAZIR HOSSAIN, M.D. (2016) INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY. AVAILABLE ON SLIDESHARE
HTTPS://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/MDNAZIRHOSSAIN1/INTRODUCTION-TO-GEOMORPHOLOGY
(ACCESSED 13 SEPTEMBER 2017)
• G-MEDHIN, N. (2012) GEOMORPHOLOGY AND LAND SYSTEM. AVAILABLE ON SLIDESHARE
HTTPS://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/NIGATUGMEDHIN/GEOMOROPHOLOGY-PRESENTATION (ACCESSED
13 SEPTEMBER 2017)
• IRABBETTES, I. (2007) GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES. AVAILABLE ON SLIDESHARE
HTTPS://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/LRABBETTS/GEOMORPHIC-PROCESSES (ACCESSED 13 SEPTEMBER
2017)