Introduction to Geomorphology

Purpose and scope of geomorphology system - theoretical foundations; the overall geomorphodynamic system; endogenic process response systems and their geomorphological expression; exogenic factors and systems; major rock types; the system of weathering; denudation; denudation slope development; hydrological and hydraulic aspects of the fluvial system; fluvial erosion and transport; the local forms of the river channel; river channel patterns; the long profile and its development; river terraces; alluvial fans and deltas; the development of river and valley patterns; the interaction of stream work and slope development in the fluvial system; denudation surfaces, pediments and inselbergs; landforms controlled by structure; Karst landforms; the glacial system; the littoral system; aspects of applied geomorphology; short review of the historical development of geomorphology.