Geomorphology Geol 3210

S-2003

Reading list

Easterbrook, Surface Processes and Landforms, 2nd Ed.

 

Chapter

Reading

Emphasis

1

All

 

2

All

Equilibrium in systems. Graded condition, feedbacks

3

14-22, Mechanical weathering, ALL

22-30, Chemical weathering, ALL

30-40, Control of rate, SKIM

40-45, Effects of weathering, SKIM

40-50, Soils, ALL

Chemical processes, mobility of products of chemical weathering (i.e. mobility of ions).  Know what factors control weathering rates.

Soils, know basic profile horizons, be prepared to answer simple questions about major groups of the soil classification (Table 3-3

4

57-65, Forces on slopes and slope stability, ALL

65-87, Types of mass wasting, SKIM

87-91, Evolution of hillslopes, ALL

Know driving forces and resisting forces, Coulomb’s Law, effective stress.

Understand creep, solifluction, slump, and flows.

Know about evolution of hillslopes!

5

97-106 (first paragraph) ALL

108-114 Paleoflood analysis, SKIM

114-117 Review well!

117-130 SKIM

130-136 read ALL

Understand the variables in stream flow w, d, S, A, Pw (or R), 1/n.  Understand how these variables will change as the stream is disturbed (e.g. is sediment or discharge changes).  Know the concept of a graded stream

6

145-156 All

Understand the relationships among stream order and discharge, length, slope, area, etc. Read descriptions of drainage patterns; stream capture.

6

156-169

Pediments and alluvial fans, understand concepts of origin, geomorphic expression, controls on size of alluvial fans.  Skim the cycle of erosion section

7

186-211 

Entire chapter.  Understand controls on porosity and permeability.  Know types of aquifers.  Skim through the karst section for major points.

8

 216-222

All of chapter.  Know major features of continents (Skip oceans).  Know major features of continents related to plate boundaries.

9

224-239

Short chapter so know it all. 

10

Skim the chapter

Skim the material for major points.

11

Skim the chapter

Skim the material for major points.

12

294-326

Types of glacier (valley, ice cap, ice sheet, temperate, polar, and polythermal), sliding vs creep of ice.  Controls on mass balance, evidence of glacier erosion, types of glacial sediment (stratified, types of till)

13

334-361

Read it all

15

401-417

Origin of permafrost, types of ground ice, landforms

16

429-466

Skim through it all

17

Read it all

Skim through.