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Geomorphic Processes Advanced

The document outlines advanced geomorphic processes, classifying them into endogenic (land building) and exogenic (land wearing) processes. It details endogenic processes such as diastrophism and plate tectonics, and exogenic processes including weathering and mass wasting. Additionally, it describes types of weathering (chemical, physical, biological) and mass movement, emphasizing the role of gravity in these processes.

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Geomorphic Processes Advanced

The document outlines advanced geomorphic processes, classifying them into endogenic (land building) and exogenic (land wearing) processes. It details endogenic processes such as diastrophism and plate tectonics, and exogenic processes including weathering and mass wasting. Additionally, it describes types of weathering (chemical, physical, biological) and mass movement, emphasizing the role of gravity in these processes.

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GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES - ADVANCED

REVISION NOTES

1. BASIC CLASSIFICATION
geomorphic process
[Link] (land building forces)
[Link] (land wearing force)
Exam Tip: Endogenic = Build | Exogenic = Destroy

2. ENDOGENIC PROCESSES
endogenic - diastropism, volcanism
diastropism - process that create new lanform
Types of Diastrophism:
orogenic process (by severe folding)
epeirogenic process (uplift or warping)
earthquake (local relatively minor movements)
plate techtonics (horizontal move of crustal plates)
Keyword: Stress = Force per unit area
3. EXOGENIC PROCESSES
exogenic - ( weathering, mass wasting (erosion, deposition) ) denudation process
denudation - all exo process covered under general term
erosion, depo - {by running water, ground water, glaciers water, sea waves wind }
Core Concept: movement = gradient + gravity

4. WEATHERING
weathering (mechanical disintegration & chemical decomposition)
Types: chemical | physical | biological
reason - no movement, on site, due to weather's action

5. CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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Important: Limestone + Carbonation = Cave Formation
6. PHYSICAL WEATHERING
rock breaking without chemical change
Thermal expansion | frost wedging | exfoliation | salt weathering
Exam Highlight: Desert → Salt Weathering dominant

7. BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING
rock breaking by living organism: plant , animal, microbes, human

8. MASS MOVEMENT
downward movement of soil, rocks, debris - under gravity influence
Slow: Creep, Solifluction
Fast: Landslide, Rockfall, Mudflow, Avalanche
Concept: Only gravity, no external agent

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