Module Information
Module Identifier
GG10610
Module Title
Earth Surface Environments
Academic Year
2016/2017
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Mutually Exclusive
DA10610
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 x 1 Hour Lectures |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours On-line exam. | 100% |
| Supplementary Exam | 1.5 Hours On-line exam. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On succesful completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of :-
- the fundamental geomorphic processes such as erosion, transport and deposition.
- the processes, landforms and management strategies associated with differing environments.
- how landscape evolution can be reconstructed, and even predicted, from the observation of contemporary processes and landforms.
Aims
To provide an insight into the nature of various earth surface environments.
Content
This module provides a valuable introduction to the dynamic process systems operating upon the
Earth's surface. Particular attention is paid throughout to integrating an understanding of
contemporary process with an understanding of contemporary and ancient landforms. A range of
global environments is examined, illustrating their landform assemblages, the process systems
operating in them and the problems encountered when attempting to manage them. The following
lecture outline will be followed during this module:
Lectures:
Lectures 1-2: Global Perspectives
Lectures 3-8: Fluvial environments
Lectures 9-14: : Glacial environments
Lectures 15-20: Arid environments
Earth's surface. Particular attention is paid throughout to integrating an understanding of
contemporary process with an understanding of contemporary and ancient landforms. A range of
global environments is examined, illustrating their landform assemblages, the process systems
operating in them and the problems encountered when attempting to manage them. The following
lecture outline will be followed during this module:
Lectures:
Lectures 1-2: Global Perspectives
Lectures 3-8: Fluvial environments
Lectures 9-14: : Glacial environments
Lectures 15-20: Arid environments
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4