Geomorphology
24 entries in the Geomorphology compendium.
Fault blockFault blocks: the building blocks of mountains and valleys.Fold mountainsMountains formed by crustal folding at convergent plate boundaries.GullyErosional landform formed by water and mass movement.HummockSmall mounds formed by landslides, frost, or peat in varied landscapes.LandformLandforms are natural or human-influenced features of a planetary surface.Land reclamationCreating new land from water bodies for human use.Mass wastingGravity-driven downslope movement of rock and soil.MeanderSinuous stream-channel curves built by bank erosion and sediment deposition.Mountain formationGeological processes building mountains via tectonic plate movements.MudcrackSedimentary structures formed by drying and contraction of mud.Oxbow lakeU-shaped lake formed from a cut-off river meander.Point barCrescent-shaped alluvial deposit on the inside of stream bends.RapidsRiver sections with steep gradient, increased velocity, and turbulence.RavineA narrow, steep-sided valley formed by water erosion.RidgeElevated landform with steep sides and narrow crest.RiftA linear zone where the lithosphere is pulled apart.Rift valleyLinear lowland formed by tectonic pulling apart of the lithosphere.River deltaLandform formed by sediment deposition at a river mouth.River islandLandmass surrounded by river water, formed by fluvial processes.River morphologyStudy of river channel shapes and their changes over time.River mouthWhere a river meets a larger body of water.River sourceGeographic point where a river's flow begins.RockslideA rapid, en masse downslope movement of solid rock.ScreeBroken rock fragments at cliff bases from periodic rockfall.
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