GEOMORPHOLOGY

Paper Code: 
25GEO121
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
To understand the associations between geomorphologic landforms, concepts and
processes and critically evaluate and connect information about geomorphic processes.
Course Outcomes: 
CO1: Analyze the formation of landforms and all the geomorphology.
CO2: Interpret theory related to origin and distribution of landmasses and oceans. Along this earth movement.
CO3: Assess the drainage system and river profiles.
CO4: Enquire the formation of all kinds of landforms which are built of different agents like glacier, underground water exists on earth.
CO5: Acquire knowledge on the step by step formation of slopes and valleys also the theory given by Davis and Penck.
CO6:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
15.00
 Fundamental in geomorphology.
 Evolution of geomorphological Thoughts
 Relationship between process and landform
15.00
 Morphogenetic processes
 Continental drift theory of Wegner
 Plate tectonic theory
 Earth movements: epeirogenic, orogenic
 Folding and Faulting
15.00
 Drainage system and patterns
 Morphometry of drainage basin
 River valleys, graded river and profile
 Channel morphology
15.00
Geomorphological Processes and their Landforms
 Karst topography
 Fluvial
 Aeolian
 Glacial
 Marine
15.00
 Models of landscape evolution and slope development: Ideas of Davis, Penck, and King.
 Multicyclic and polygenetic evolution of landscapes.
Essential Readings: 
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
 Chorley. R. J.: Spatial Analysis in Geomorphology, Methuen, London, 1972.
 Garner, H. F.: The Origin of landscape – A Synthesis Geomorphology, Oxford University Press,
London, 1974.
 Thornbury, W. D.: Principles of Geomorphology, john Wiley, New York, 1960.
 Bloom, Arthur L., Geomorphology: A systematic analysis of late Cenozoic landforms Prentice Hall of
Delhi: 2002
 Singh S.: Geomorphology, Prayag Publication, Allahabad, 1998.
 Sparks, B. W.: Geomorphology, Longman, London, 1960.
 Khullar D.R.: Physical Geography, Kalyani Publishers, 2012
 Strahler, A.M.: Modern Physical Geography. John Wiley and Sons. 1983
 Gurjar, R.K.: Jat, B.C, Geography of Water Resources, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2008
 Sharma, H. S. (ed.) Perspectives in Geomorphology. Concepts, New Delhi, 1980.
References: 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Huggett, R.J. (2007): Fundamentals of Geomorphology. New York, U.S.A.: Routledge.
2. Strahler, A. H. and Strahler, A N. (2001): Modern Physical Geography (4/E). New York, U.S.A.:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
3. Thornbury, W. D. (2004): Principles of Geomorphology. New York, U.S.A.: Wiley.
4. Christopherson, R. W. and Birkeland, G. H. (2012). Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical
Geography (8th edition). New Jersey, USA: Pearson Education.
5. Mal, Suraj, Singh, R.B. and Huggel, C. (2018). Climate Change, Extreme Events and Disaster Risk
Reduction. Switzerland: Springer. pages 309.
 
E-CONTENT:
1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly,SPSciencePress,Paris0256-1538
2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual,Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
3. AnnalsoftheNationalAssociationofGeographersIndia–Biannual,
NationalAssociationofGeographers,NewDelhi0970-972X
Academic Year: 
2025-2026